by Stan Rasmussen | Nov 18, 2020
The Mayflower Compact, 400 years young Written by Stan Rasmussen November 18, 2020 November 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower Compact – the seedling of self-government that became the forest of ordered liberty. As the first governing document...
by Stan Rasmussen | Oct 17, 2019
Utah tax reform recommendations Written by Stan Rasmussen October 17, 2019 As the 2019 general session concluded, Utah’s Legislature created the Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force. Impetus for so doing is the need to address the imbalance in state...
by Stan Rasmussen | Jul 19, 2019
Tax reform? But I thought … Written by Stan Rasmussen July 19, 2019 It’s not hard to understand that Utahns may be experiencing a bit of confusion, and for some a sense of whiplash, about the current focus on and potentially significant pending changes in the...
by Stan Rasmussen | Jun 7, 2018
‘Religious Liberty for All’ Written by Stan Rasmussen June 7, 2018 Last month, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty hosted the 2018 Canterbury Medal Gala in New York City. Stanford Swim, Sutherland Institute board chairman, and I were...
by Stan Rasmussen | Mar 19, 2018
2018 Utah Legislature offered a balanced budget and stability amid growth Written by Stan Rasmussen March 19, 2018 Originally published by the Deseret News. Another annual general session of the state Legislature is in the books. What a remarkable process. We...
by Stan Rasmussen | Feb 28, 2018
Testimony in support of HB 468 – Residential Vocational and Life Skills Program Amendments Written by Stan Rasmussen February 28, 2018 Presented before the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee of the Utah Legislature by Stan Rasmussen,...
by Stan Rasmussen | Feb 15, 2018
Testimony in support of HB 57 – Utah Intergenerational Poverty Work and Self-sufficiency Tax Credit Written by Stan Rasmussen February 15, 2018 Presented before the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee of the Utah Legislature by Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland...
by Stan Rasmussen | Feb 7, 2018
“The Prohibitive Costs of a Value-free Society” – with 40 years of accrued interest Written by Stan Rasmussen February 7, 2018 Forty years ago today, on February 7, 1978, Neal Maxwell presented a luminous message to members of the Rotary Club International. A...
