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Utah commission rolls out live tracker for federal guidance letters; Sutherland Institute offers legal review
Summary
Legislative staff introduced a living spreadsheet compiling federal guidance letters received by Utah agencies, with columns to flag new/rescinded/modified guidance and assess impacts on citizens and state agencies. The commission invited Sutherland Institute analysts to provide constitutional and jurisdictional analysis ahead of an annual report.
The Utah Federalism Commission on Oct. 15 heard an overview of a new, living spreadsheet that staff will use to collect and analyze federal guidance letters sent to state agencies.
Nathan Brady, policy analyst with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, said the document catalogs each letter, links to the original text, and applies a consistent matrix that flags whether guidance is new, rescinding, or modifying prior federal direction. "This is a changing document," Brady said, noting…
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