top of page


WHAT WE COVER


WHAT WE COVER
Free
Markets
First.



JOIN JUDGE JEANINE IN COEUR D'ALENE APRIL 11TH!


Jason Mercier
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Use these policy treats to ward off scary tricksters
These policy treats will be more effective than full-sized candy bars (and cheaper too).


Chris Cargill
Oct 27, 20231 min read
What ever happened to those Obamacare promises?
When the federal government decided to get even more involved in health care, numerous promises were made about the price you would pay and


Chris Cargill
Oct 26, 20232 min read
When it comes to ballot measures, a two-for-one deal isn’t so good
Idaho voters could soon decide whether to overhaul the state’s primary process and adopt ranked choice voting. But even if the measure...


Jason Mercier
Oct 24, 20232 min read
Wyoming and Montana make the top five in Tax Foundation’s 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index
Taxes are one of the ways states compete with each other in our federalist system.


Jason Mercier
Oct 23, 20233 min read
Protect taxpayers by putting supermajority for tax increase requirements in state constitution
Sending voters a supermajority for tax increases constitutional amendment is a prudent thing for policymakers to do.


Chris Cargill
Oct 19, 20232 min read
The troubling education data - and the overwhelming support for change
It's difficult to find much good news about the direction of K-12 public education.


Jason Mercier
Oct 17, 20233 min read
MSPC joins national brief encouraging SCOTUS review of WA’s capital gains tax
A decision by SCOTUS on whether to accept the case is expected sometime this winter.


Jason Mercier
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Do you know who you are paying taxes to? A tax transparency website would help
We are hopeful that policymakers in the Mountain States will remove the mystery surrounding taxation by adopting a tax transparency website.


Jason Mercier
Oct 11, 20237 min read
Details on Montana’s legislative process and how citizens can participate
How do the legislatures in the Mountain States work? To answer this question, we checked with legislative officials in each state.


MSPC Newsroom
Oct 7, 20231 min read
Carson, Strassel pack house for MSPC’s inaugural Boise dinner
More than 500 packed the Boise Centre on Friday night at Mountain States Policy Center’s first annual Boise dinner.


Olivia Johnston
Oct 4, 20234 min read
U.S. Supreme Court considers tax case of the century
Is the U.S. Supreme Court posed to slam the door shut on efforts by some to impose wealth taxes across the country? We may soon find out.


Jason Mercier
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Wyoming’s fiscal process – An interview with the State Budget Department
Here is my interview with Kevin Hibbard, Director of Wyoming’s State Budget Department, on the state’s fiscal process.
bottom of page