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Sending more tax and spending decisions to your state capitol isn't conservative
If you distrust government with spending and tax decisions, why would you put politicians at your state capitol in charge of more of it? That's the question at the center of Idaho's current debate over property taxes. Idaho is unique; there is no state property tax, but local governments can collect property tax revenue. Property taxes frustrate homeowners for understandable reasons. Paying off your mortgage does not end the annual bill. A rising home value does not put cash


Brunson Smith wins $5,000 Sawtooth Leadership Academy scholarship
His winning paper, “Closing the Age Loophole: How Idaho Should Protect Children from AI Companions,” examines gaps in protections for minors when companies do not determine whether their users are children. Smith recommends privacy-preserving age assurance, safeguards for users who may be minors and an appeals process for adults incorrectly classified as children.


How to get Washington’s business climate back on track
The check engine light for Washington’s business climate is flashing. Lawmakers have passed a series of massive tax increases and regulations that have caused companies in Washington to financially suffer and some leave the state altogether.


Jesse Watters: 'The Truth Always Wins' at MSPC Fall Dinner
Watters challenged attendees to help their fellow citizens resist the growing temptation of socialism and instead embrace the principles of freedom, personal responsibility and economic opportunity.


SOLD OUT: Jesse Watters will speak before packed house at MSPC's Fall Dinner in CDA
Now the region’s most anticipated free-market event of the year, the annual fundraiser supports MSPC’s research, education and outreach programs.


Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana score a Top 10 ranking in small business growth
Small businesses are an essential part of a strong economy, and in the Mountain West, recent data suggest that the entrepreneurial spirit remains strong. Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana all ranked among the top ten states nationwide for small-business growth.


Washington Superintendent Reykdal advocates for politics over students
It is past time for Reykdal to put students over his union allies. Governor Ferguson should also follow the example set by Governor Hochul and commit to working with education leaders across the state to make sure these resources reach students in every community.


Montana families deserve their education options back
Behind arguments about appropriations, statutory interpretation, and injunctions are real families trying to find an education option that works for their children.


The free market still works
History has proven time and again that free markets reward work, raise living standards, and create opportunity.


New federal website shows how states can make government easier to navigate
This one-stop portal supports the initiative that government services should be organized around the people who use them, not the bureaucracy that administers them.

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