Sutherland Institute in the Media

Sutherland Institute president and CEO Todd Weiler joined KMTI's Table Talk to discuss how Utah's declining fertility rate will impact housing and healthcare in the future.

Sutherland Institute's Ford Copple joined KSVC radio in Utah to discuss his new report on how AI and data centers bring jobs. 

Sutherland Institute's Nic Dunn discussed the future of welfare reform and outlined his conversation with former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on KMTI radio in Utah.

Sutherland Institute's Nic Dunn joined KSVC radio to discuss his conversation with former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on the 30th anniversary of welfare reform and what we need to do to fix the system now. Dunn discusses the need for an aspirational vision to help people become self-sufficient. 

Sutherland Institute education policy analyst Christine Cooke Fairbanks joined KMTI radio to discuss the launch of the Utah Schools Navigator, an online tool that helps parents find the right education option for their children.

Sutherland Institute education policy fellow Christine Cooke Fairbanks joined KSVC radio to discuss the Utah Schools Navigator and how it can help families in this era of increasing school choice.

Sutherland Institute's Nic Dunn joined KMTI to discuss his new report and survey data on empowerment accounts to fix the U.S.'s broken social safety net.

Sutherland Institute's Nic Dunn joined KSVC radio in Utah to discuss his new report on Empowerment Accounts, a streamlined welfare reform that would help lift more people out of poverty.

Sutherland Institute's Derek Monson joined KMTI radio to discuss his recent Deseret News op-ed. Monson argues that Utah does not need federal oversight of our elections because the recent Lt. Governor's report shows very few non citizens were registered to vote--and those people were immediately taken off the rolls.

Nic Dunn of Sutherland Institute joins Morning Talk to discuss his new report, "Tinker or transform: The new welfare reform movement," which argues for a holistic, state-led approach to redesigning America's social safety net. The conversation covers ongoing issues like benefit cliffs that discourage work, the proposed Upward Mobility Act, and why states like Utah are better positioned than Washin...

Sutherland Institute's Ford Copple joined KSVC to discuss Sutherland's new report, Building a Human-Centered Digital Future, Part 1: Data Centers , sharing findings on AI data centers' electricity rates, water usage, and a new industry pledge to protect consumers.

Sutherland Institute's Christine Cooke Fairbanks joins KSVC to discuss open enrollment transparency in Utah school districts. She explains what schools are doing well, where families still face barriers, and why clear, accessible information matters for parents trying to navigate school choice.

Sutherland Institute's Derek Monson joined the Salt Lake Chamber's Speaking on Business to share how Sutherland Institute works to strengthen freedom, families, and opportunity in Utah.

Sutherland Institute's Derek Monson joined KMTI to discuss federalism and the DOJ's recent lawsuit regarding election integrity.

Sutherland's Christine Cooke Fairbanks joined KSVC to discuss the state of open enrollment policy in Utah and how it can be improved.

Sutherland's Christine Cooke Fairbanks joined Table Talk to discuss the big education debates facing Utah in 2026.

Sutherland's Nic Dunn joined KSVC to discuss new research from the Archbridge Institute and unpack what upward mobility really looks like, why states play a decisive role, and what policymakers can learn from the states that are getting it right.

Sutherland's Nic Dunn joined KSVC to discuss new research from Sutherland on men's mental health, their struggles to find purpose, and the missing civic anchors in their lives.

Following his co-authorship of a new AEI report on benefits cliffs, Sutherland's Nic Dunn discussed the findings and policy recommendations on Table Talk.

Bill Duncan, Sutherland's constitutional law and religious freedom fellow, joined KSVC's Morning Talk to discuss Utah's new congressional district maps and the future of redistricting in the state.