The Blog at MSPC

Let’s do a thought experiment. You walk into a grocery store and there are no prices posted for any food item. You fill your cart with...

In a market economy, whenever there is a “shortage” of any product, rationing occurs by price, and the price is determined by the choices of

Smartphones, for better or worse, are deeply integrated into our society, and we didn’t want to hold him back from the social and educationa

Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) joined a public records amicus this week concerning the disclosure of state employee contract...

There are two programs: one covers the cost of schooling at religious institutions, the other covers the cost of schooling at religious inst

Note: This is a joint Mountain States Policy Center op-ed with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo  (Idaho) As a U.S. Senator for Idaho, a state...

This year, six students were selected to participate in six courses, both in-person and virtually. In the end, four completed a final resear

At least 23 States recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a controversial energy-related decision involving a proposed railway...

State-specific action costing taxpayers millions of dollars even has a skeptic on the bench.

Unfortunately, news came recently that the state of Idaho is lowering long-term academic goals in an attempt to help narrow achievement gaps

As the demand for wireless services continues to grow, many consumers may not realize that they are facing significant financial burdens...

More than 500 were in attendance Friday night in Boise for Mountain States Policy Center's 2024 Fall Dinner, where Idaho Reports  was...

Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) is thrilled to welcome more than 500 guests at its 2024 Fall Dinner and Anniversary Gala in Boise...

Legislation proposed in Wyoming would help owners remove illegal occupants (also known as squatters) from their property.   The issue...

Spending on health care in the United States continues to increase. For 2022, the last year of complete data, overall spending was $4.4...

This November, Oregon voters are being asked to become the first state to adopt a Universal Basic Income (UBI) of an estimated $1,600 per...

This November, Wyoming voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution and change how property tax is applied for owner...

Like many cities across Washington state, the city of Spokane is facing a public safety crisis. Graffiti and garbage line many downtown...

Montana and Idaho continue to demonstrate their leadership in the Mountain States with the recent approvals of their Broadband Equity,...