Add outrageous cell phone taxes to the major financial difference between living in states like Idaho and Montana, versus Washington state.

For years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ignored the pleas of states wanting to study the implications of...

If Washington's government won’t deliver savings, efficiency, and accountability—Idaho will.

Congress is currently debating many important issues as part of the “Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB). One very concerning proposal that may be...

Washington state lawmakers this year imposed a new tax that has already sent tremors through the state’s tech titans and small business...

When Fremont County voters in Wyoming were asked to pass an initiative in 2020 to dedicate ½ percent of the sales tax collected in the...

Students aren’t the only ones getting graded this time of year. States are starting to receive their credit ratings to help bondholders...

Like an aggressive hog in the show ring, U.S. trade policy is attacking every other participant for existing near its space. For anyone...

On the one hand, citizens complain about the ballooning rates, on the other, they vote to increase the rate with remarkable efficiency.

There was a lot of intrigue in Washington state as citizens and businesses waited to see what Governor Ferguson would do with the record...

The 2025 Legislative Session is officially over in Montana. Lawmakers in the Treasure State focused on several priorities during their...

Washington state lawmakers this year increased the cost to both buy a vehicle and fill the gas tank, adding an additional 0.2% sales tax...

If there was a theme for the 2025 Legislative Sessions in our region, it was major tax changes. On the negative side of the ledger are...

Have you ever wondered how your tax dollars are being spent in Idaho? State Controller Brandon Woolf has just the tool for you:...

You have to feel bad for Washingtonians. While the rest of the nation today enjoys the relief of surviving another National Tax Day...

Tired of waiting for federal action on the nation’s $36 trillion national debt, Governors are banding together to press for state action....

Recognizing that Montana imposes the region's highest income tax rate, state officials are looking to increase economic competitiveness...

Legislators adjourned Friday afternoon, 89 days after they kicked off the session on a foggy, cold January morning in Boise. Nearly 800 bill

We all have our favorite president. For me, it’s Ronald Reagan. My admiration of the Gipper began as a young child. You can imagine the...

The long debate in Idaho surrounding Medicaid this year has concluded with lawmakers sending Governor Little an updated Medicaid budget (...