The Blog at MSPC

The clear message is Americans are voting with their feet.  

Parental rights are not something the government gives, and any free society should never permit it to be so.

On the one hand, citizens complain about the ballooning rates, on the other, they vote to increase the rate with remarkable efficiency.

The legislative sessions in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Washington are over. Depending on your political perspective, the benefits - or damages - will be felt for years to come.

It's an admirable effort, but not one that will make a difference. In fact, it could do more harm than good.

Citizens, lawmakers and the media must understand and expect any new program to face legal challenges, especially when it is perceived to threaten special interest groups including unions.

Concluding the measure was "administrative" in nature, rather than a policy matter, justices claimed it couldn't be brought to voters. The state Supreme Court was the only court to rule that way, with other courts upholding the measure calling it a "classic vagrancy ordinance."

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.

Idaho's state House has approved perhaps the simplest bill introduced this legislative session. The measure - House Bill 416, introduced by

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

Unfortunately, 90% of Americans lack access to health savings accounts. Why? Because, under current law, it is illegal to have an HSA unless

Declining school enrollment and budget constraints require policymakers to fundamentally rethink their approach to education - and that can

Idaho voters could soon decide whether to overhaul the state’s primary process and adopt ranked choice voting. But even if the measure...

It's difficult to find much good news about the direction of K-12 public education.

It's important to point out that Education Savings Accounts are not "vouchers." It's inaccurate and misleading to interchange the terms.

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

Ranked choice voting (RCV) may be the bigger issue here. Idaho legislators passed a bill this session that outlaws ranked choice voting.

Lawmakers across the region have introduced more than 4,000 new laws in 2023 legislative sessions.

It appears Montana will soon join 45 other states in permitting public charter schools.

Idaho Senator Jim Risch joined us at our inaugural Spring Dinner in Coeur d'Alene last week.