Medicaid Expansion Not Healthy for Utah
Many expect the Governor to call a special session this year to re-consider a proposal for Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. We caution the Governor and Legislature against Medicaid expansion. Providing health...
Healthy Utah in a Nutshell
Governor Herbert’s Medicaid expansion proposal, nicknamed “Healthy Utah,” perpetuates an ever-increasing cycle of debt and borrowing to finance expanding welfare programs. This is neither conservative nor...
Assistant Attorney General Further Restricts Parental Rights in Utah
Yesterday morning, we published an interview with Heather Gardner, a Utah mother of five young children, who was told by school administrators that her children were no longer welcome on campus because she had opted them out of...
The 2015 Real State of the State
Earlier this week, Governor Gary Herbert addressed government officials and members of the public to deliver his annual “State of the State” address. He touched on education, Medicaid expansion, criminal justice...
Dead Dogs and Dead Daughters: Is The Presumption of Innocence Gone?
“You guys killed my dog!” Utah resident Sean Kendall told several police officers. “I’ve had this dog for three years. He was my best friend—and he was shot because an officer couldn’t back the [expletive]...
Libertas Institute Announces New Director of Development
Libertas Institute announces its latest hire—our new development manager: Heather Williamson! Heather joins us having recently worked with FreedomWorks as their Western States Director, organizing grassroots campaigns to...