by Stan Rasmussen | Apr 22, 2022
Legislature reflects and respects Utah’s increasing diversity Written by Stan Rasmussen Traditional and social media narratives about the Utah Legislature sometimes convey the impression that the interaction among members is generally negative and fractious; an...
by Stan Rasmussen | Nov 19, 2021
Sutherland Institute statement in support of improved curriculum transparency Written by Stan Rasmussen Presented before the Education Interim Committee of the Utah Legislature by Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland Institute vice president of government affairs, on...
by Stan Rasmussen | Oct 22, 2021
Sutherland Institute testimony in support of improved curriculum transparency Written by The following is a statement presented before the Interim Education Committee of the Utah Legislature by Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland Institute vice president of government...
by Stan Rasmussen | Mar 12, 2021
Unprecedented: 2021 general session Written by Stan Rasmussen To suggest that the recently concluded 2021 general legislative session capped a remarkable year would be dramatic understatement. The contrast between Utah’s economy and fiscal condition today and...
by William C. Duncan and Stan Rasmussen | Mar 2, 2021
Sutherland Institute supports SB 244 – Student Religious Accommodations Amendments Written by Stan Rasmussen The following statement was delivered by email on Monday, March 1, 2021, to members of the Utah Senate Education Committee during Utah’s 2021...
by William C. Duncan and Stan Rasmussen | Feb 25, 2021
Sutherland Institute encourages Utah legislators to pass SB 195 – Emergency Response Amendments Written by Stan Rasmussen The following statement was delivered to all members of the Utah Senate on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. 2SB 195 was passed unanimously in the...
by Christine Cooke Fairbanks and Stan Rasmussen | Feb 17, 2021
Sutherland Institute supports HCR 15 – Emphasizing the Importance of Civics Education – in committee Written by The following statement was delivered by email on Wednesday, Feb. 17, to members of the House Education Committee during Utah’s 2021 general...
by Stan Rasmussen | Nov 18, 2020
The Mayflower Compact, 400 years young Written by Stan Rasmussen 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 of Plymouth...
by Stan Rasmussen | Oct 17, 2019
Utah tax reform recommendations Written by Stan Rasmussen 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 revenue sources...
by Stan Rasmussen | Jul 19, 2019
Tax reform? But I thought … Written by Stan Rasmussen 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 state’s tax...
