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Local governments shouldn’t wait on the courts or the legislature to address Montana’s housing shortage, they should reform their regulations to allow for more housing now.
It’s official, we’ve reached the halfway point in Montana’s 2025 Legislative Session. This marks the point in which general bills must pass the floor of either the House or the Senate, or they are considered dead. The exceptions to this are Revenue bills, study resolutions and constitutional amendments, which have a later date in which...
"Private enterprise saw a dilemma as a problem to be solved. Governments dragged their collective feet."
The Frontier Institute has identified 3 new Key Bills and 27 Key Bill updates for the week of March 3-7
"Millions of young Americans are struggling today because too many politicians have convinced them they need more government support to truly experience all the freedom America has to offer."
Statement from Frontier Institute
HB 778 secures protections for home schooling in Montana law
The Frontier Institute has identified 9 new Key Bills and 23 Key Bill updates for the week of February 24-28
Legislation will help alleviate Montana’s healthcare worker shortage.
The Frontier Institute has identified 6 new Key Bills and 30 Key Bill updates for the week of February 17-21
Legislation will ensure Montanans are free to use crypto
"By avoiding failed, heavy-handed policies attempted in other states and adopting a policy strategy focused on addressing government overreach and embracing free enterprise, Montana state lawmakers have the opportunity to chart a productive path forward for internet content policy."
Our current property tax system essentially functions as a one-way tax ratchet, where property taxes increase but almost never decrease, and where one vote by a small plurality in a single election can lock in a permanent tax hike
"Eastman subsequently did for cameras what Steven Jobs would do for computers almost eight decades later. He put photography within the reach of almost every American family."