What is MTLeg Studying?
"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…
Tag: Spending
The Latest Levy Report Card
"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…
Questions and answers you need about state spending and the new state income tax
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…
School Funding Sleight of Hand
"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…
America’s Debt Just Hit Grim Milestone After Decades Of Politicians Spending Like Drunken Sailors
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…
RGF calls out City of Albuquerque for wasteful turf spending in KOAT Channel 7 story
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…
US public school spending hits $1 trillion; NH ranks 7th per-pupil
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…
Understanding spending and its growth under Gov. MLG
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 Real Growth of State Government
"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…
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"...…
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