Can Idahoans protect their homes and history from out-of-state interests?
Who should decide how public land is developed in Idaho – local elected officials or unelected bureaucrats in Washington D.C.?
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Madilynne Clark
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Bring the free market back to agriculture
We’ll be providing policymakers with recommendations to help sow the crop for a better agricultural climate.
Chris Cargill
Aug 29, 20232 min read
PILT debate - how much tax money is the public losing on public land?
More than 60% of land in Idaho is controlled by the federal government - meaning a loss of tax revenues for local government. How much...
Madilynne Clark
Aug 9, 20232 min read
Who is responsible for Idaho’s water supply?
Who is responsible for Idaho’s water supply? A generic answer would be ‘everyone.’ A more thoughtful answer would specify policymakers...
Madilynne Clark
Jul 28, 20234 min read
National officials should spark prescribed burns on federal lands to mitigate extreme fire seasons
Unlike wildfire, new policies are difficult to move uphill, but prescribed burning is worth the push.
Madilynne Clark
Jul 24, 20232 min read
U.S. Rep. Newhouse amendment protects western communities from federal overreach
Federal lands are critical to the economic health of the west, and the damaging overreach of the executive branch needs to be stopped to pro
Jason Mercier
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Idaho supports the vital economic and environmental importance of the Snake River dams
This is a joint MSPC op-ed with U.S. Senator Jim Risch (Idaho).
Madilynne Clark
Jul 7, 20233 min read
The sage grouse stand-off continues in the West
A standoff in the American west is occurring between two iconic symbols - ranchers and the Greater sage grouse.
Jason Mercier
Jun 23, 20234 min read
Snake River dams debate set to flow at local Congressional Field Hearing
Removing the Snake River dams would literally require an act of Congress. Such approval is highly unlikely.
Madilynne Clark
Jun 16, 20233 min read
Idaho water fight is hard to see through
Like murky water, it’s hard to see through the current Idaho water fight. As farmers watched the above average snowpack accumulate all...
Madilynne Clark
Jun 14, 20233 min read
Federal lands rule is a good theory but poor proposal
Conservation leases need to be proposed legislatively, to keep this valuable policy tool unhindered by judicial proceedings.
Todd Myers
Jun 4, 20233 min read
Intermittent sources of energy create cost and reliability risks for the Northwest
Intermittent sources of energy, like wind and solar, create their own risks that need to be hedged.
Madilynne Clark
May 30, 20233 min read
Supreme Court cleans up the Clean Water Act
Thanks to the perseverance of a Northern Idaho couple, the Clean Water Act (CWA), is less polluted by bureaucratic expansion.
Madilynne Clark
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Is there enough water for 2023?
In a season when farmers and ranchers expect to begin spring groundwork and planting, projects seem slow to start. The 2022-2023 winter...
Chris Cargill
Jan 23, 20231 min read
Snow pack looking good in ID, WA but behind schedule in MT
We are about a month into the official start of winter. Thirty days ago, the snow pack for the mountain states was looking positive. That...
Chris Cargill
Jan 16, 20231 min read
Will Wyoming pull plug on electric vehicle sales?
Call it the opposite approach. As some states (California and Washington, for example) move to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles in...
Chris Cargill
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Snake River Dams get assist from Senator Risch
In an era of electrification and increased power demand, it makes no sense to remove a clean, renewable source. So far, sanity is...
Chris Cargill
Nov 15, 20221 min read
NEW STUDY: Examining the federal government’s control of Idaho’s public lands
Federal land is defined as land that is owned by the United States federal government. The Property Clause in Article 4 Section 3 of the...
Chris Cargill
Nov 12, 20221 min read
Checking in on the mountain snowpack
We have seen dire warnings from many activists and some politicians across the region regarding climate change and the future of our...
Madilynne Clark
Oct 24, 20222 min read
Supreme Court looks at an Idaho case to offer clarity on WOTUS
What bodies of water does the federal government have authority over? Defining Waters of the United States (WOTUS) is the long-standing...
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