Idaho Governor Brad Little is known for being a rancher . He was raised on his family’s sheep and cattle ranching operation and worked in the ranching industry for his professional life. Realizing this background, it should come as no surprise that he’s happy to wrangle up fleeing taxpayers from high-tax states. During his recent speech at the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho (ATI) conference, Governor Little noted how “C.O.W.s” are one of the state’s current challenges, but als

In less than five years, Montana voters will decide whether to have a convention to propose either an updated state constitution or amendments to the existing one.   This will be a momentous decision, so it is not too early to begin public discussion now. Moreover, Montanans are entitled to hear all sides of the issue: All too often, opinion makers have celebrated the existing state constitution without admitting that it has flaws.   This is the first in a series of articles

The Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit is a new refundable tax credit program that allows parents to apply for a tax credit of up to $5,000 for each eligible student, and up to $7,500 for each eligible special needs student, for qualified education expenses. The Idaho Tax Commission has been tasked with administering the program and is responsible for registration, verifying eligibility, and prioritizing applicants based on the receipt of a 2024 Form 40 Idaho Individual Income

Decades of federal forest managers pursuing suppression-focused tactics led to a logjam of unmanaged forests waiting to ignite. Current federal policies barely chip away at the buildup, with only 0.08% of public lands treated with prescribed fire. A rate far below the accumulation of vulnerable fuels on public lands in the mountain states.   The U.S. Forest Service manages 193 million acres and 80 million acres need to be restored. Accounting for all management practices, l

The Wyoming Supreme Court made the right decision earlier this month to pause education mandates from Laramie District Judge Peter Froelicher that seemed more like royal decrees. Legislators can now wait until the appeal to his February 26 order is decided in the Wyoming Supreme Court, which heard arguments in the case on November 12. Some of the requirements included higher teacher pay, a new computer for every student, a rethinking of the cost of education, school resource