The Blog at MSPC

In a recent column about K-12 education funding, I made a few simple requests of those who say we need to spend more: (1) tell us how...

A new study is proving that, depending on where you live, government benefits make it pay not to work. The federal government and most...

Cell phone taxes and fees are soaking up more family budgets. But the amount you pay depends on where you live. The newest Tax Foundation...

In an era of electrification and increased power demand, it makes no sense to remove a clean, renewable source. So far, sanity is...

Nearly 500 lawmakers across Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, and Montana begin meeting in January for their state’s regular legislative...

The release of our Idaho Poll this week has, rightly, received a lot of attention. Digging through the numbers, just about anyone can...

Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC), in cooperation with the Boise-based GS Strategy Group, is proud to announce the results of our 2022...

The Fraser Institute’s latest report on economic freedom contains few surprises. The Canadian-based think tank ranks states and provinces...

The damaging consequences of a bad policy can develop quickly. It has been four years now since voters in Idaho passed Medicaid expansion...

Harvest and fall groundwork are concluding for western farmers, and tractors and equipment are finally resting for the season – a much...

Legislators in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming are preparing to head back to their respective capitals this January to begin...

Our ideas to improve public schools are getting a lot of attention. Not only was my recent column printed in more than a dozen newspapers...

From Washington’s cranberries to Utah’s turkeys, the only Thanksgiving dish the five Western states can’t grow is sweet potatoes (though...

Be grateful - for the first time in three years, families are gathering to celebrate Thanksgiving in person. However, the cost of the...

Education freedom for parents could be one of the top issues of the upcoming legislative session, not only in Idaho but across the...

September seems like a long time ago. That’s when Idaho lawmakers approved a dramatic change in the state’s income tax – flattening the...

Federal land is defined as land that is owned by the United States federal government. The Property Clause in Article 4 Section 3 of the...

Montana may be about to join the collection of states - including its neighbor - seeking to lower its income tax to remain competitive....

We have seen dire warnings from many activists and some politicians across the region regarding climate change and the future of our...

It wasn’t overwhelming approval, but voters in the Gem State gave a thumbs up to a constitutional amendment that would allow the...