There are at least four U.S. Supreme Court justices willing to forcefully slam the door shut on efforts to impose wealth taxes....

The court's ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson is welcome news for cities and towns up and down the west coast, as the ball now returns to the

Collective bargaining in government is controversial, but it should never be a secret. Collective bargaining talks are the negotiations...

As we highlighted in our previous study (Powering the Mountain States: A snapshot of the region’s energy portfolio) our region is...

Thirty-three states now have some type of school choice law on the books to empower families with limited to middle-class incomes to access

I had the privilege of attending the Technology and Innovation Summit 2024 hosted by the James Madison Institute in sunny Miami, Florida....

The Policy Manual is a 200-page guide filled with facts, figures, research and more than 80 recommendations that will be an invaluable tool

It only took a minute for former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to make perhaps the best argument for education choice.

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

Some believe that Idaho is sitting on a goldmine of forgone taxes through “wasteful” tax preferences. There were comments made to that...

In a time when government regulations increasingly encroach upon various sectors of the economy, Mountain States Policy Center stands...

Idaho officials must feel like exhausted parents of independent toddlers. As any parent of young kids can relate to when you tell...

We’ve previously highlighted Washington’s Democratic Secretary of State’s concerns about Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Showing the...

Where should you live in the Mountain States? The question seems to be on the country’s mind as it has been the fastest growing region...

At the start of the summer and as days are getting warm an American pastime is for kids to run a lemonade stand. These stands are often...

All three branches are now trying to make laws – an effort that is dramatically changing the size, scope, and confidence in government. Thi

Idaho's legislative Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) held a work session today discussing performance-based budgeting and...

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 to provide a forum for international health issues and to promote healthy...

This publication highlights Idaho’s 10 largest school districts, the staffing of each, the average salaries of administrators, principals an