More Property Tax Relief Needed
"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"...…
Tag: Spending
The Path to Real Tax Reform Requires a Spending Limit
Progressive lawmakers in Olympia have been talking about tax reform for years, and the conversation always comes back to the issue of fairness. We constantly hear that the tax code is “regressive,” that low-income families…
NYT employs double standard on military spending
Ira Stoll writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the latest journalistic malpractice from a leading legacy media outlet. The rule of byline inflation holds that the reliability of any news content is inversely…
Empire Center Breaks Down Albany’s Pork Barrel Spending
Albany legislators steered over $83 million in grants to 293 local projects between April and December 2025 , according to data the Empire Center recently received under a Freedom of Information Law request. The governor and…
Taxes are High. Local Spending is to Blame.
Over the last few months, local property taxes have been described as: “steep,” “burdensome,” “stressful,” “too high,” and “out-of-control.” Yet despite these sharp (and accurate!) criticisms of Texas’ property tax, many …
GOP Rep Reportedly Floats More Ukraine Money As Washington Considers Spending $200 Billion On Iran
Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick reportedly raised the possibility of adding funding for Ukraine to the $200 billion the Pentagon is requesting from Congress for the war in Iran.Fitzpatrick told reporters that…
Manchester Transit Authority spending surged as ridership fell over the last dozen years
The Manchester Transit Authority (MTA) has dramatically expanded its bus routes and coverage area over the last dozen years, pushing operating costs higher. Yet as costs and coverage soared, ridership sank. As the mayor and…
Montana’s Self-Inflicted Budget Crunch
"...Our leaders in Helena need to be evaluating whether our savings rate is evidence-based and whether we are collecting more than we really need from taxpayers." Montana’s latest quarterly financial report…
QuickPoint! Cascade’s Testimony on Metro Spending $50M, 40 Years, Turning Superfund Site to a Park
By Naomi Inman with Testimony by John A. Charles, Jr. This March, the Metro Council approved the Willamette Cove nature park master plan. On March 12, John Charles testified before the Metro Council meeting on Resolution…
Montana Schools Say They Need $100 Million More. The Full Story Is Complicated
"But is the level of facility funding really the problem for our school districts? There’s at least some evidence to say: not exactly." The following has been adapted from an excerpt of the Frontier Weekly…
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