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MSPC wins national Heritage Foundation Innovation Prize
At George Washington's Mt. Vernon estate on Monday night, Mountain States Policy Center achieved new heights. MSPC was named one of five national winners of The Heritage Foundation’s Innovation Prize , recognizing outstanding projects that strengthen civic education and advance America’s founding principles. The award honors MSPC’s coming 2026 initiative, We the Students: Mountain West Civics Cup , a four-state high-school civic knowledge and leadership competition designed t

MSPC Newsroom
Oct 282 min read


Meg Goudy joins MSPC as Director of the Baldwin Center for Education
Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC), the leading free-market think tank serving the Mountain West, is pleased to announce the hiring of Meg Goudy as Director of the Bill & Milly Kay Baldwin Center for Education.

MSPC Newsroom
Oct 272 min read


MSPC launches Idaho Kids Win -defending, informing and expanding education freedom
The campaign will include the launch of a website to answer questions, a robust series of public town hall meetings across the state, a multi-phase media effort, and legal support to protect the law from special interest challenges.

MSPC Newsroom
Oct 32 min read


MSPC announces blockbuster 2026 dinner plans, featuring Dana Perino
Perino, one of the most respected voices in American media and politics, served as Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, becoming only the second woman ever to hold the position.

MSPC Newsroom
Aug 282 min read


MSPC launches the Bill & Milly Kay Baldwin Center for Education
Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) is proud to announce the official launch of the Bill & Milly Kay Baldwin Center for Education, a new research and advocacy hub focused on expanding educational opportunity and defending student-centered policy reforms throughout the Mountain West.

MSPC Newsroom
Jul 232 min read


Introducing the first Public School Transparency Index
School district budgets are a maze of numbers and jargon that most citizens cannot understand. Even some lawmakers have difficulty...

MSPC Newsroom
May 12 min read


Idaho House Speaker named Elevation Award recipient
The award is the highest honor of MSPC, given to the individual(s) who advance free market solutions and ideas.

MSPC Newsroom
Apr 121 min read


Judge Pirro rocks the house as records are broken at MSPC's Spring Dinner
The yearly event is a fundraiser for MSPC, and the amount of funds raised for the organization hit a record Friday night.

MSPC Newsroom
Apr 121 min read


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

MSPC Newsroom
Apr 42 min read


Idaho Governor signs education choice expansion
The policy change - a Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) recommendation based on years of research - was sponsored by Senators Lori Den Ha

MSPC Newsroom
Feb 272 min read


HISTORY MADE: Idaho passes universal education choice
H93 provides a $5,000 tax credit to qualifying families for educational expenses including private school tuition. Special needs students co

MSPC Newsroom
Feb 192 min read


BREAKING: President Trump endorses Idaho education choice bill
"This bill, which has my complete and total support, must pass," the president wrote.

MSPC Newsroom
Feb 161 min read


MSPC Board of Directors elects two new members
Consistent with the organization's bylaws, Scott Brown of Rexburg and Tim Hennessey of Boise were elected unanimously by MSPC's board in Dec

MSPC Newsroom
Jan 42 min read


Results of the 2024 Idaho Poll
The Idaho Poll is released every other December ahead of the legislative session to provide critical information regarding the state's top p

MSPC Newsroom
Dec 13, 20241 min read


He brought ed choice to Arizona... now he's coming to Idaho
Mountain States Policy Center - the region's leading free market think tank - announced today that former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey will s

Chris Cargill
Dec 12, 20241 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


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


Review of 2024 ballot measures
Voters across the Mountain States will consider several important ballot measures this November. To help provide them with the...

Jason Mercier
Sep 25, 20241 min read


Judge Jeanine Pirro to speak at MSPC’s 2025 Spring Dinner in Coeur d’Alene
Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) – the region’s premier free market think tank – has announced best-selling author and former Judge Jean

MSPC Newsroom
Sep 16, 20242 min read
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