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Transcript: Sutherland’s Congressional Series event with Rep. John Curtis and visiting scholar Mary Hasson
The following are unedited and electronically transcribed remarks delivered by both Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Mary Hasson, the director of the Catholic Women’s Forum, during the event Religious Liberty for All.
As Hamilton said, civil and religious liberty go together
Our Founders concluded that religious liberty should be prioritized and protected — but not in a manner that guards only one specific religion.
Juab partners with ASU Prep Digital to offer Utah students college-prep courses
Sutherland Institute seeks to share innovative approaches to education that offer students as many options as necessary to succeed. And as always, we applaud the courage it takes for innovative leaders to try something new.Thursday night Juab School District...
Tax reform? But I thought …
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 structure. After all, didn’t we have a $1 billion-plus...
Helping Utahns afford healthcare starts with finding common ground
Finding consensus on policy can and should become the rule, not the exception.
Supreme Court leaves Maryland memorial cross standing
In a second religion-related decision this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a public World War I memorial to war dead in Maryland – which included a cross – need not be removed. The case did not involve the more familiar question about religious...
What are the implications of Supreme Court’s refusal to hear 2nd cake case?
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear a religious liberty case from Oregon. The court did, however, vacate the Oregon decision, which fined cake decorators $135,000 for declining to create a cake for a same-sex wedding. The Supreme Court directed...
Transcript: Dr. Clark Gilbert on innovation in education
The following is a transcript of Dr. Clark Gilbert’s keynote presentation at Innovation in Education (a Sutherland Institute event) on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at The Hinckley Institute of Politics. CLARK GILBERT: [First few seconds not recorded prior to microphone...
Salt Lake Chamber learns about new education program benefiting military families
On Wednesday, June 5, Matt Bowman – founder of the innovative education program My Tech High – spoke to the Military Affairs Committee of the Salt Lake Chamber about military families that are finding success with the program’s flexibility as they serve our country...
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