The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jill Parrish emphasizes that religious freedom must protect "unpopular or unfamiliar religious groups" as well as "popular or familiar ones."
One proposal would create a streamlined process for selling off federal land to state and local governments, but only if they allow housing to be built on it.
"Make childhood great again," says state Sen. Lincoln Fillmore.
If successful, the lawsuit could be a significant first step in reducing the red tape that has plagued American nuclear power.
Plus: New York City moves forward on zoning reforms, Utah city moves backward on granny flats, and D.C. considers a ban on landlords' pit bull bans.
Utah’s experiment with stricter drunk driving laws has led to more fatalities, not fewer. The push for lower BAC limits is missing the real problem.
Bureaucratic overreach is stirring up unnecessary trouble for Utah bartenders.
The Biden administration says its new Title IX interpretation is a legitimate reading of the statute, but opponents characterize it as arbitrary and capricious.
The Sixth Amendment was originally seen as vital to preserving liberty. Yet it has been consistently watered down.
A newly-obtained intelligence memo shows that the feds took a keen interest in Trump-era campus speech controversies.
At least eight states have already enacted age-verification laws, and several more are considering bills.
In the name of safety, politicians did many things that diminished our lives—without making us safer.
The Beehive State joins a growing wave of defiance aimed at Washington, D.C.
Throughout Republican-run Western states, lawmakers are passing legislation that treats adults as if they are children.
"The sole basis for targeting Joe was the race/ethnicity of his wife and her occupation" at an Asian massage parlor, the lawsuit claims.
Laws like Utah's would require anyone using social media to prove their age through methods such as submitting biometric data or a government-issued ID.
Free societies generally leave these matters to individuals and families.
Plus: Austin and Salt Lake City pass very different "middle housing" reforms, Democrats in Congress want to ban hedge fund–owned rental housing, and a look at GOP presidential candidate's housing policy positions.
Thankfully, you don't need fancy dining halls or a college degree to have a good life or get a good job.
Is sending kids into the wilderness really the best way to keep them off Pornhub?
It should be obvious that drag performances are protected by the First Amendment, but that hasn't kept government officials from trying to ban them.
After officials in Orem, Utah, banned “heritage month” displays in the public library, it threatened to discipline librarians who criticized the censorship.
Retire the paw patrol.
Other states would do well to enact similar reforms.
It'll be another five years before it's operational.
A bipartisan solution to degree inflation
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In an attempt to create a new banquet license, a bill introduced in Utah would require every restaurant to build a wall that blocks off its private party space from the rest of the establishment.
The idea has limitations, but would be a major improvement over the status quo.
Plus: Sex workers in popular media, stadium subsidies still don't work, and more...
Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation that will provide scholarships to K-12 students who choose nonpublic education.
Data show Florida and New York had similar death numbers despite vastly different approaches.
In a campaign where much of the focus has been on Donald Trump and January 6, McMullin's CIA career deserves more interrogation.
Child care centers should have the same development flexibility as charter schools.
Assistant Editor Fiona Harrigan explores why the Beehive State might be uniquely suited to welcome Afghan refugees.
Educational freedom is good for everybody but unions, bureaucrats, and the education establishment.
The federal government set the tone on the beginning of the resettlement process. It continues to keep legal status for certain evacuees out of reach.
McMullin ran a third-party campaign for president in 2016.
Both argue that the bills open the state up to costly lawsuits for very little, if any, gain.
The bill is the latest sign of strange new respect for drugs that were once routinely depicted as menaces to body and soul.
Gov. Spencer Cox supports school choice but will only sign the bill once Utah pays teachers more than any other state.
If you want to abstain from drinking or observe the Sabbath, then abstain from drinking and observe the Sabbath.
The case is yet another instance of law enforcement using hate crime enhancements to punish people for criticizing them.
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