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Policy

Clean Slate

As conservatives, we believe in justice — we also strongly believe in second chances. Once offenders pay their debt to society, they should be encouraged as they rebuild their lives, not hindered by bureaucratic barriers. The Clean Slate Initiative is an approach that uses technology to expedite the expungement of criminal records of people with minor offenses who have remained crime-free for a specified period of time. By using this model, Clean Slate laws limit the role of the state in people’s lives, empower families and communities, and strengthen the rule of law. Watch the video below to learn more about Clean Slate.

Policy

Clean Slate

As conservatives, we believe in justice — we also strongly believe in second chances. Once offenders pay their debt to society, they should be encouraged as they rebuild their lives, not hindered by bureaucratic barriers. The Clean Slate Initiative is an approach that uses technology to expedite the expungement of criminal records of people with minor offenses who have remained crime-free for a specified period of time. By using this model, Clean Slate laws limit the role of the state in people’s lives, empower families and communities, and strengthen the rule of law. Watch the video below to learn more about Clean Slate.

Research & Insights

How people of faith have shaped America’s Constitution

There would be no United States without the pursuit of religious freedom.

Three ways voters can create change in the American system

The Founders wanted voters to be able to create change, but they also wanted the process to be hard enough to avoid sudden change created during fits of passion.

Why we need to ‘give the Devil the benefit of law’

The framers of the Constitution tried to enshrine the principle of the rule of law, because temptations to circumvent the law are hard to confine to only one circumstance. Even noble exceptions can be used by bad actors to inflict serious harm on others.

Q&A: Junior Achievement is for home-schoolers too

Junior Achievement is a nonprofit that aims to help elementary and secondary students – in traditional or nontraditional school settings – learn principles of finance, economics and entrepreneurship.

A better way to frame the child care debate

Child care is frequently at the center of family policy debates in Washington, D.C., and in state capitals across the country.

How the U.S. Constitution is like the mast of Ulysses’ ship

An obvious feature of the U.S. Constitution – the fact that it is written – provides significant benefits to citizens.

Increasing choice in higher ed: 3 alternatives to traditional college

As Utah diversifies its K-12 education programs with choices, we should take note that the state’s colleges and universities are doing the same.

Can confidence in higher education be renewed with choice and innovation?

Some institutions of postsecondary schooling – like UVU and BYU-Pathway Worldwide – are already making strides in reducing the cost to acquire employable skills.

Eboo Patel on how religious differences are actually necessary for healthy democracy

Religious differences can actually lead to bridges of cooperation to solve some of our biggest challenges, and that faith has an important role in public life.

Tracking ‘two-parent privilege’ in Utah

Children in married families do better in school and in life. State agencies can do a better job of tracking these metrics.

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