How is Common Core like Obamacare?
Conservatives in Utah and around the country laughed to scorn then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for suggesting, after passage of “Obamacare,” that Congress had to pass the bill so that the people could then find...
Government Transparency Works—And We Need More Of It
An analysis released two years ago by two professors reviewed the effect that freedom of information laws, or “open records” laws, had on corruption. Utah’s version of this law is called the Government Records...
Your Money and Earmarks in Utah: The Utah State Budget Process
Part One in the “Dollars and Nonsense” Series. Click here for part two. In a recent op-ed we highlighted the importance of paying attention, pointing out that government’s actions, whether transparent or...
The Importance of Paying Attention
The following op-ed was published in the Deseret News. “No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” This well-known saying comes from Gideon J. Tucker, a lawyer and legislator who in 1866...
SB185: Law Enforcement Transparency
To track the status of this bill, find it on our Legislation Tracker. Click here to contact the sponsor of the bill to share your thoughts, or click here to email your Senator and Representative about it. Libertas Institute...
Increased Transparency for Search Warrants Considered by Utah Court System
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or...