The Blog at MSPC

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.

More than 400 of our closest friends joined us in Coeur d'Alene Friday for Mountain States Policy Center's first Spring Dinner.

The Montana Senate today signed off on a bill to provide Education Savings Accounts for special needs children. The vote was 26-24.