The Blog at MSPC

The federal government aptly fills the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the ongoing production of western land management. In the words of...

Focusing exclusively on repealing the grocery tax takes our eye off a much bigger and even more important prize – reforming and lowering the

In the important race for tax competition, Governor Gianforte has announced a major income tax reduction proposal for the Treasure State....

Working for the Bureau of Land Management as an initial attack firefighter during my summers in college, you would learn pretty fast how...

Idaho is one of 17 states  that requires a fiscal impact statement for a proposed ballot measure. While this is an important transparency...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) may be better named the Farmer Aggravating and Regulatory Threats Department (FARTD). Its...

The roughly $5,000 hike means, collectively, Idaho would be spending about $525,000 more on legislative salaries. This represents .00009% of

A public accounting of the private and home school savings has, to our knowledge, never been released. That is, until the publication of a n

One of the most important responsibilities of government is to ensure transparency. While some states and government agencies excel at...

So far, Vice President Kamala Harris has won nearly 60% of the vote in Washington state. But under the National Popular Vote compact, Donald

The results of the 2024 election may blow away the controversy surrounding the proposed Lava Ridge wind energy project. More on that...

The table is set for policymakers at the state and federal level to expand education options for families.

Earlier this year Mountain States Policy Center wrote studies analyzing several ballot measures across the region. Here are the current...

Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) was on the ballot this year in six states and voters are currently rejecting the controversial voting measure ...

I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to go to my mailbox again and have it stuffed with bargain shopping deals instead of political...

It is no secret that America’s national debt is tremendously high. As of October 2024, we are in a $35.7 trillion hole that we need to...

The city of Bozeman could be in a legal world of hurt if it passes a proposed plastics ban on the ballot next week. The “Bozeman Plastics...

It is time to put the patient back in control of their health care. Over seventy percent of Americans’ health care is paid for by a...

Utah may have fired the first shot , but Idaho and Wyoming  are also rallying to defend the right of western states to have more control...

As we head into the 2024 elections, the fight for reliable polling data is more competitive than ever. The political landscape is rapidly...