by Stan Rasmussen | Apr 22, 2022
Legislature reflects and respects Utah’s increasing diversity Written by Stan Rasmussen April 22, 2022 Traditional and social media narratives about the Utah Legislature sometimes convey the impression that the interaction among members is generally negative and...
by Stan Rasmussen | Nov 19, 2021
Sutherland Institute statement in support of improved curriculum transparency Written by Stan Rasmussen November 19, 2021 Presented before the Education Interim Committee of the Utah Legislature by Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland Institute vice president of...
by Stan Rasmussen | Oct 22, 2021
Sutherland Institute testimony in support of improved curriculum transparency Written by Stan Rasmussen October 22, 2021 The following is a statement presented before the Interim Education Committee of the Utah Legislature by Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland...
by Stan Rasmussen | Mar 12, 2021
Unprecedented: 2021 general session Written by Stan Rasmussen March 12, 2021 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...
by William C. Duncan and Stan Rasmussen | Mar 2, 2021
Sutherland Institute supports SB 244 – Student Religious Accommodations Amendments Written by William C. Duncan and Stan Rasmussen March 2, 2021 The following statement was delivered by email on Monday, March 1, 2021, to members of the Utah Senate...
by William C. Duncan and Stan Rasmussen | Feb 25, 2021
Sutherland Institute encourages Utah legislators to pass SB 195 – Emergency Response Amendments Written by William C. Duncan and Stan Rasmussen February 25, 2021 The following statement was delivered to all members of the Utah Senate on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021....
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 Christine Cooke Fairbanks February 17, 2021 The following statement was delivered by email on Wednesday, Feb. 17, to members of the House Education...
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...
