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"This really underscores why we need to reform state and federal permitting laws so Montana can build things again." The following has been adapted from an excerpt of the Frontier Weekly Newsletter written by…
"This really underscores why we need to reform state and federal permitting laws so Montana can build things again." The following has been adapted from an excerpt of the Frontier Weekly Newsletter written by…
"The bottom line - more relief is certainly needed. Voting to reject levies will temporarily prevent the bill from increasing even further, but for more true and lasting relief, we need to start looking at the root cause…
The "Fair Share Myth" That Won't DieAccording to the Department of Revenue (DOR), taxpayers earning over $243,000 pay approximately $41,020 in state and local taxes per biennium. Those in the lowest bracket…
"Voters in local school levy elections aren't really deciding whether schools get 'fully funded'; they're deciding whether to authorize spending above the state-guaranteed level." The following…
The U.S. national debt exceeded the total amount of output from the entire economy as of March 31, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.The country’s publicly held debt was $31.265 trillion, while the nation’s Gross…
A few years ago the City of Albuquerque spent $235,000 for turf (in Rio Rancho) for the Duke City Gladiators. The team folded and a new arena team by a different name now plays at State owned Tingley Coliseum. What happened…
Spending on K-12 public education in the United States passed the $1 trillion mark in the 2024 fiscal year, just-released data from the federal National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reveal. “Time to update all…
A policy blogger named Maria Davidson recently started posting a series of charts contrasting the growth in state spending vs the growth in the same state’s population over the past decade (one for California is linked). I…
"The ACFR Net Position data leaves no doubt that the state government is bigger, financially, than ever before. That government growth is real, and much larger than .7% budget growth the Biennial Comparison report of…
"Senator Galt's BI-11 would be a step forward for addressing local government property taxes, but more reforms are needed in the long run to dramatically reduce Montanans’ property tax burden"...…
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