Transparency Report Shows Force Used in 2016
Utah remains the only state in the nation that tracks high-risk warrants and SWAT team deployments. See what the latest data shows is happening in our state.
Tax increase would offer little change, only more confusion
The following op-ed, written by our director of policy Michael Melendez, was published this week by The Deseret News. Another year, another proposal to increase taxes — and this time, it’s a group called Our Schools Now asking...
Is Utah ready for tiny homes?
The following op-ed, written by our policy director Michael Melendez, was published last week in the Deseret News. The American dream of homeownership has had a rough time over the past 10 years — a housing bubble, economic...
New Data on Asset Forfeiture for 2016
The government continues to seize and take ownership of property from innocent people. This year's data shines light on the practice in Utah.
Can the free market help solve homelessness in Utah?
The following op-ed, written by our policy director Michael Melendez, was published this weekend in the Salt Lake Tribune. Remember that time a couple years ago when the whole country thought that Utah solved chronic...
Sheriffs’ Misguided Policy on Medical Cannabis
The following op-ed, written by our president Connor Boyack, was published today in the Standard-Examiner. Weber County Sheriff Terry Thompson continues to advocate for a costly, destructive and failed “war on drugs.” He claims,...
Utah’s selective application of religious freedom
The following op-ed, written by our vice president DJ Schanz, was published today in the Salt Lake Tribune. The sounding call of religious freedom and the importance of protecting it have been fervently preached and advocated...
Government intervention erodes community
The following op-ed, written by our president Connor Boyack, was published today in the Deseret News. I once had a neighbor who called the police on the family living next to her. This family was not accused of a heinous crime;...
Libertas Institute successfully obtains secret tax agreement between Tax Commission and Amazon
Salt Lake City, UT (April 14, 2017) — In a hearing last month, the Utah State Records Committee unanimously agreed with our appeal seeking the release of the secret agreement between the Utah State Tax Commission and Amazon,...
The Utah Legislature should allow Tesla to compete
The following op-ed, written by our policy director Michael Melendez, was published today in the Deseret News. Over 130 years ago, Thomas Edison invested in technology and infrastructure to build electric power distribution...