The Mountain States Policy Center team had the privilege of recently attending the 2024 State Policy Network (SPN) Conference in Phoenix,...

I farm, homeschool, garden, bake bread, raise chickens, and make my own yogurt. It seems I’m following the fad of the homesteading...

K-12 public school spending is at an all-time high, and America spends more per student than any other developed nation. In 2022, the...

A new piece of energy legislation in Congress called the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 (EPRA) has made its way through the...

Unless Congress acts soon, taxpayers across the Mountain States will face an automatic tax increase next year. This is because lawmakers...

It would be one thing if the policies had a true environmental impact. Unfortunately, there is little evidence the laws are helping – and ev

The debate about open primaries may soon occur in the halls of Congress. A group of bipartisan lawmakers last month introduced the “ Let...

When it comes to finding regulatory freedom, head West, at least until you get to the coast. According to the latest rankings from the...

The recent decision by the Fifth Circuit to declare the Universal Service Fund (USF) fee unconstitutional marks a pivotal moment in the...

Access to reliable, high-speed internet isn’t just a convenience in today’s interconnected world – it’s a necessity, particularly in...

In today's interconnected world, technology is the keystone of nearly every aspect of our daily lives. The recent CrowdStrike outage has...

To help address concerns about increasing property taxes, Montana policymakers are actively considering adopting “Truth in Taxation.”...

As the world becomes more digitized almost every consumer participates in online shopping. Forbes estimates in the U.S. that 20.1% of all...

The release of all public data is paramount, but for working families and concerned citizens, certain data points are most important and sho

Governor Gordon recently announced that he re-appointed Darlena Potter as the Cowboy state’s official Public Records Ombudsman. According...

Mountain State Policy Center (MSPC) joined a coalition amicus brief today in the case of Felchle v. Montana.  The case concerns a law...

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have joined in an agreement to award their Electoral College votes in a U.S. election to...