The Blog at MSPC

Schools may be on summer break but the education funding debate in Idaho continues to heat up.

Like murky water, it’s hard to see through the current Idaho water fight. As farmers watched the above average snowpack accumulate all...

For the most part, the Mountain States are generally clustered near each other on their tax rankings except for Washington.

Conservation leases need to be proposed legislatively, to keep this valuable policy tool unhindered by judicial proceedings.

The latest CREDO study shows increases in outcomes for just about every student category in nearly all states.

Former White House Press Secretary, author and current Fox News Host Kayleigh McEnany will be the keynote speaker at our 2024 Spring Dinner.

We need to leave the yelling for the sporting events and instead focus our public policy debates in a constructive and thoughtful way.

The newest proposal to add a 12th Circuit would create two new appellate court judgeships for the Ninth Circuit.

It's a very different story at the local level. In fact, Idaho is the least regulated state in the country.

Enhancing and complying with open government laws is important for a well-functioning and accountable government.

One of the Mountain States Policy Center’s top priorities is to protect the ability of small businesses to thrive.

Intermittent sources of energy, like wind and solar, create their own risks that need to be hedged.

I was a sophomore in high school, going through the motions of the day-to-day routine. Homeroom, Math, English, maybe weight room. But...

Non-partisan policy based on facts and not emotion is just what the country needs right now, and MSPC is well-positioned to help.

Thanks to the perseverance of a Northern Idaho couple, the Clean Water Act (CWA), is less polluted by bureaucratic expansion.

Idaho's quality of life, low tax burden and booming economy make it incredibly attractive.

Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill that creates Education Savings Accounts for special needs children in Montana.

The nation’s fastest-growing free market think tank – Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) – is delighted to announce that Boise State...

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and, in the process, protected free speech online.

Higher education is getting more expensive, and both taxpayers and students being saddled with the cost.