The Blog at MSPC

This fantastic government transparency website provides searchable details on state, county, city, and local district spending. As of April 7, additional education spending details are also now available.

While the rest of the nation today enjoys the relief of surviving another National Tax Day (April 15), our friends in Washington instead woke up to the news that no fewer than five new tax increase bills were introduced on April 16.

For decades, millions of American children have been assigned to a public school. Those who live in neighborhood A, for example, must go to school A.

The award is the highest honor of MSPC, given to the individual(s) who advance free market solutions and ideas.

The yearly event is a fundraiser for MSPC, and the amount of funds raised for the organization hit a record Friday night.

Judge Jeanine Pirro, co-host of The Five on Fox News Channel will keynote the event. The organization will also announce the recipient of it

Tired of waiting for federal action on the nation’s $36 trillion national debt, Governors are banding together to press for state action.

Only when people can see the true costs and direct their medical spending intelligently through a free market will costs become transparent and likewise come under control.

Recognizing that Montana imposes the region's highest income tax rate, state officials are looking to increase economic competitiveness and provide taxpayer relief this session with additional income tax cuts. How much, however, is in question.

If you’re a homeowner trying to navigate short-term rental laws in the Pacific Northwest, your experience will vary wildly depending on...

Legislators adjourned Friday afternoon, 89 days after they kicked off the session on a foggy, cold January morning in Boise. Nearly 800 bill

We all have our favorite president. For me, it’s Ronald Reagan. My admiration of the Gipper began as a young child. You can imagine the...

The long debate in Idaho surrounding Medicaid this year has concluded with lawmakers sending Governor Little an updated Medicaid budget (...

Voters in Wyoming and around the country have been clamoring for property tax relief as housing prices have risen almost 27 times faster...

A recently adopted bill in Idaho has the potential to increase much needed housing supply. Senate Bill 1164 is a supply-focused ...

Years of increasing taxes and regulations are leaving Washington employers facing the dreaded blue screen of death when it comes to their...

As Idahoans take victory laps on the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project , proclaiming that President Trump’s executive order was “the...

If we want to improve the performance of our schools, which is crucial to both the economic health and security of our nation, we need to ch

A bill hoping to deliver on the long-overdue climate tax fuel exemptions promised to agricultural producers has passed the Washington...

Fairness and consistency in public contracts are essential for a healthy economic climate. When certain industries are subject to a...