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Guest opinion: How to make the Utah workforce AI ready

Around the country, colleges and universities have been making game plans for how to respond to the artificial intelligence boom. In Utah, these strategies were outlined by the Utah Board of Higher Education in the “Resolution on Strategic Direction for an AI-Driven Future,” released late ...

Guest opinion: Why bills affecting the judiciary should matter to every Utahn

Individually, a package of recent legislative proposals has been presented as targeted reforms to Utah’s judicial system. Taken together, however, they represent significant structural changes to how judges are appointed, evaluated, and retained. These proposals deserve the attention of every ...

Guest opinion: Men need support to face mental health challenges

"We tell Utah men to speak up. We don’t give them anywhere to go." Utah has made real progress in acknowledging that men struggle with mental health. Public conversations are more open than they were a decade ago. Employers, churches, and community leaders now regularly encourage men to ...

Guest opinion: Utah’s housing crisis is real, and voters want reform

Housing affordability is an issue for nearly all Utahns, and it’s time we do something that will actually help. In our recent Libertas Institute/Overton Insights poll of 1,000 registered voters in Utah, voter sentiment is broadly aligned on the issue of housing, with 93% saying housing ...

Guest opinion: Reflections on values and career opportunities at BYU

As a BYU alumna with two degrees from the university and a former administrator overseeing government recruitment and career fairs, I feel compelled to share my perspective on the recent invitation extended to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to participate in the BYU Career Fair. While CBP ...