The Blog at MSPC

States are in a fierce economic race for businesses and citizens to help grow their economies. Montana has been among the winners in this...

Experienced voices are critical when developing public policy, especially when we are trying to advance free market solutions. Laws...

Everyone has seen the stories.  A homeowner goes on vacation only to return and find strangers in their bed and half their furnishings...

Having already enacted enhanced education choice options for families ( HB 93 ), Idaho lawmakers are continuing their education reform...

We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life being harmed by...

With overwhelming support, the Idaho legislature has adopted House Bill 345 - a measure that includes work requirements for able-bodied adul

Why, in conservative Idaho, did it take so long? Like any state, there are a variety of factors at play. The dominance of a union, apprehens

A new bill introduced in the Idaho Legislature would preserve mobility for most travelers in the state by eliminating “road diets” on...

There are two fundamental truths about open government laws. First, it is essential for citizens to have robust and easy access to public...

As DOGE works to streamline federal processes in D.C., Montana leaders  are celebrating a historic milestone in cutting red tape. In...

Childcare is an expensive cost for working families. This financial burden gets exacerbated when there isn’t adequate availability or...

With the federal government facing a debt of $36 trillion and realizing that 49 out of 50 states have to balance their budgets,...

Though Idaho doesn't have a statewide property tax, taxpayers would have a better understanding of their local property tax burden under...

Parents and children are two of the biggest victors of this year’s legislative sessions in Wyoming and Idaho with strong backing from...

With a veto-proof majority in the House and Senate, Idaho lawmakers have sent to the Governor HB 40 to continue the state's impressive...

Debanking is a maddening process that presents significant financial hardship to its victims. A banking customer is returned their banked...

For too long, the massive federal bureaucracy has been allowed to grow while becoming less and less efficient in how it spends tax dollars.

Enrollees in the Medicaid health insurance program have never had a work requirement to receive the entitlement. Montana Senate Bill 334 ...

The policy change - a Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) recommendation based on years of research - was sponsored by Senators Lori Den Ha

In 1998, America Online was introducing the nation to the internet. Bill Clinton was president. Michael Jordan was still playing...