No excuses: government meetings should be live-streamed
Call it one of the few good things to come out of the pandemic. Government agencies have finally figured out how to make their meetings...
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ELECTION 2024
Chris Cargill
Sep 22, 20221 min
14,000 - and counting - sign up for Idaho's "Empowering Parents" grants
Governor Brad Little has announced that the Idaho “Empowering Parents” program has received more than 14,000 applications. This is a...
Chris Cargill
Sep 20, 20221 min
Is work-from-home increasing the population in the Mountain States?
Idaho and Montana are two of the fastest growing states in the country. Stop us if you’ve heard that before. The latest data from the...
Chris Cargill
Sep 19, 20222 min
Major League Baseball is not a core function of government
The city of Boise lost its Major League Baseball affiliation in 2020 after the MLB restructured minor league baseball and aimed to cut...
Chris Cargill
Sep 14, 20222 min
Our fights over speech and language
In just a few years, the United States will celebrate its 250th birthday. Through ups and downs, our struggle to make a more perfect...
Chris Cargill
Sep 13, 20222 min
Ban plastic bags? The research says no
Cities, towns and some states across the country have adopted various plastic bag bans. Some environmental activists and politicians in...
Bob Pishue
Sep 8, 20223 min
Idaho's road network - Part 2
Like other states, Idaho’s transportation infrastructure is the backbone of the state’s economy. Much of Idaho’s $77.9 billion Gross...
Chris Cargill
Sep 7, 20224 min
"Quality Education Act" yanked from ballot by sponsors
It turns out Idaho voters will no longer consider a measure that would increase K-12 public education funding in the Gem State while...
Chris Cargill
Sep 5, 20222 min
Education should be about the children, not the adults
As children across the region and the country head back to school this fall, a new survey from the Gallup organization shows a decline in...
Bob Pishue
Sep 2, 20221 min
Idaho's road network - Part 1
Like other states, Idaho’s transportation infrastructure is the backbone of the state’s economy. Much of Idaho’s $77.9 billion Gross...
Chris Cargill
Sep 1, 20222 min
It’s official: Idaho joins the flat tax revolution
With the action taken at Thursday’s special session of the Idaho legislature, the Gem State has joined a growing list of states that have...
Chris Cargill
Sep 1, 20222 min
LIVE UPDATES: Idaho special session
Mountain States Policy Center is watching the happenings in Boise as a special session of the legislature is now underway. We'll update...
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