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Bozeman's pending legal peril with plastics ballot measure
The city of Bozeman could be in a legal world of hurt if it passes a proposed plastics ban on the ballot next week. The “Bozeman Plastics...

Chris Cargill
Oct 31, 20243 min read


Health care policy solutions should put the patient in charge
It is time to put the patient back in control of their health care. Over seventy percent of Americans’ health care is paid for by a...

Dr. Roger Stark
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Idaho joins with Wyoming to support Utah’s federal lands lawsuit
Utah may have fired the first shot , but Idaho and Wyoming are also rallying to defend the right of western states to have more control...

Jason Mercier
Oct 28, 20243 min read


AI and election polling: The future of accurate predictions?
As we head into the 2024 elections, the fight for reliable polling data is more competitive than ever. The political landscape is rapidly...

Sebastian Griffin
Oct 25, 20243 min read


The real reason health care costs are so high
Let’s do a thought experiment. You walk into a grocery store and there are no prices posted for any food item. You fill your cart with...

Dr. Roger Stark
Oct 23, 20243 min read


Rent control is a great destroyer
In a market economy, whenever there is a “shortage” of any product, rationing occurs by price, and the price is determined by the choices of

Amber Gunn
Oct 21, 20244 min read


Should parents have say over teen app downloads?
Smartphones, for better or worse, are deeply integrated into our society, and we didn’t want to hold him back from the social and educationa

Chris Cargill
Oct 18, 20243 min read


MSPC joins public records amicus
Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) joined a public records amicus this week concerning the disclosure of state employee contract...

Jason Mercier
Oct 17, 20243 min read


Idaho Launch award data: Oh, the irony
There are two programs: one covers the cost of schooling at religious institutions, the other covers the cost of schooling at religious inst

Chris Cargill
Oct 15, 20243 min read


Federal forest management is stuck
Note: This is a joint Mountain States Policy Center op-ed with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (Idaho) As a U.S. Senator for Idaho, a state...

Madilynne Clark
Oct 14, 20243 min read


The student Sawtooth papers
This year, six students were selected to participate in six courses, both in-person and virtually. In the end, four completed a final resear

MSPC Newsroom
Oct 13, 20243 min read


23 states band together to support regional transportation project
At least 23 States recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a controversial energy-related decision involving a proposed railway...

Sam Cardwell
Oct 11, 20243 min read


Who’s spending $1,100 an hour trying to block the Albertsons-Kroger merger?
State-specific action costing taxpayers millions of dollars even has a skeptic on the bench.

Chris Cargill
Oct 10, 20242 min read


Lowering expectations sends the wrong message to children
Unfortunately, news came recently that the state of Idaho is lowering long-term academic goals in an attempt to help narrow achievement gaps

Chris Cargill
Oct 9, 20242 min read


Can you hear the wireless taxes now?
As the demand for wireless services continues to grow, many consumers may not realize that they are facing significant financial burdens...

Sebastian Griffin
Oct 8, 20242 min read


Joseph Fruehauf named first recipient of Sawtooth Leadership Academy scholarship
Joseph Fruehauf, a recent graduate of Northwest Nazarene University, has been named the first recipient of Mountain States Policy...

MSPC Newsroom
Oct 7, 20241 min read


Idaho Reports receives MSPC’s 2024 Elevation Award
More than 500 were in attendance Friday night in Boise for Mountain States Policy Center's 2024 Fall Dinner, where Idaho Reports was...

MSPC Newsroom
Oct 4, 20242 min read


Let the free market festivities begin!
Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) is thrilled to welcome more than 500 guests at its 2024 Fall Dinner and Anniversary Gala in Boise...

MSPC Newsroom
Oct 4, 20242 min read


Lawmakers move to protect property owners from squatters
Legislation proposed in Wyoming would help owners remove illegal occupants (also known as squatters) from their property. The issue...

Amber Gunn
Oct 3, 20244 min read


As health insurance premiums increase, so do the costs of federal subsidies
Spending on health care in the United States continues to increase. For 2022, the last year of complete data, overall spending was $4.4...

Dr. Roger Stark
Oct 2, 20242 min read
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