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May 4, 2015
Putting Utahns in control of environmental conservation
One of the great triumphs of the so-called environmental movement was the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1969. But in the subsequent decades, the ESA has done more to inhibit economic activity, undermine local conservation efforts, and commandeer private property, than it has done to protect endangered species. Few understand this better than the citizens of southwest Utah.
April 29, 2015
It’s time to put an end to NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ metadata
The authors of our Bill of Rights included the Fourth Amendment because they knew that one of the best protections against tyranny is to limit the government’s power to search its citizens.
April 27, 2015
Let people, not courts, define marriage
Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case involving four separate lawsuits, each dealing with the same question: does the U.S. Constitution require the redefinition of marriage? The answer is simple: there is nothing in the Constitution prohibiting the states from retaining the traditional definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
April 15, 2015
Taxes destroy, entrap and squeeze Americans — let’s fix them
Most years we talk about the need for comprehensive tax reform only on tax day, when our opposition to the current code reaches its annual peak. Let’s make this year different. This year, let’s recommit ourselves to achieving pro-growth, pro-family tax reform not just on tax day, but every day.
April 13, 2015
Congress must honor budget and pay for doc fix
The good news from Washington is that bipartisanship has temporarily broken out in Congress. The bad news is it will cost American taxpayers an extra $141 billion over the next 10 years.
March 4, 2015
Pro-Growth, Pro-Family Tax Reform
Six years after the Great Recession officially ended, most Americans can sense that the U.S. economy is still operating below its full potential. Far too many Americans remain unemployed, underemployed or stuck in jobs with stagnant wages and narrow horizons. Many are beginning to wonder: Is this the new normal?
February 2, 2015
A Fresh Opportunity on Health Care Reform
Many people in Utah County are concerned about the cost and quality of their health care. As the Affordable Care Act slowly comes into effect, individuals, families, and businesses across the county are seeing firsthand how the law that was supposed to reform our health system has only multiplied problems that had been building for years.
January 29, 2015
How to Put Parents Back in Control of Their Child’s Education
By giving parents more power to invest in their child’s education and to choose what school best meets their needs, the Enhancing Educational Opportunities for All Act takes an important step toward restoring accountability to our public education system—something that has been missing for far too long.
January 28, 2015
Update Privacy Laws for the Digital Age
Americans routinely are bombarded with news stories about invasive new surveillance technologies. But Congress has yet to pass even the most basic legislation on the issue: a bill to ensure that law-enforcement agents cannot read Americans’ private e-mails without search warrants.
January 27, 2015
Tax reform shouldn’t penalize single-worker families
If you’ve been following national politics lately, you might have noticed the two political parties seem to have found some common ground. Almost everyone in Washington today is talking about the same thing: helping America’s working and middle-class families.