Idaho Governor Brad Little announced Monday a plan to increase K-12 spending in Idaho in several areas. From the Governor's release: · ...

Governor Brad Little welcomed members of the Idaho State Legislature today with his state of the state address, pressing a theme of...

Governor Greg Gianforte today called on the Montana State Legislature to approve his plan to provide property and income tax relief. The...

Over the past few years, Idaho lawmakers have twice lowered the state’s income tax rate. The latest legislative action passed last...

The 2023 legislative session is already underway in Montana. In Idaho and Washington, lawmakers gavel into session on Monday. Wyoming...

If you didn't believe the census numbers released just a few weeks ago, the latest U-haul migration data is here to add to the case. The...

Call it a confirmation of what most of us already knew - the population of the mountain states is surging. The U.S. Census Bureau has...

Cell phone taxes and fees are soaking up more family budgets. But the amount you pay depends on where you live. The newest Tax Foundation...

Nearly 500 lawmakers across Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, and Montana begin meeting in January for their state’s regular legislative...

The release of our Idaho Poll this week has, rightly, received a lot of attention. Digging through the numbers, just about anyone can...

Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC), in cooperation with the Boise-based GS Strategy Group, is proud to announce the results of our 2022...

The Fraser Institute’s latest report on economic freedom contains few surprises. The Canadian-based think tank ranks states and provinces...

The damaging consequences of a bad policy can develop quickly. It has been four years now since voters in Idaho passed Medicaid expansion...

Legislators in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming are preparing to head back to their respective capitals this January to begin...

September seems like a long time ago. That’s when Idaho lawmakers approved a dramatic change in the state’s income tax – flattening the...

Montana may be about to join the collection of states - including its neighbor - seeking to lower its income tax to remain competitive....

Nationally speaking, Tuesday’s election results might not have been what everyone was expecting or predicting. It may take days or weeks...

Everyone makes mistakes, and if you’ve ever used a computer or smartphone, you know typos are a commonplace occurrence. But an oops on a...

We’re getting used to seeing Idaho and other Mountain States rank highly in government spending restraint, savings and accountability....

Increasing spending on K-12 public schools hasn’t improved outcomes, nor has it increased faith in the system that, in most states, makes...