The 2023 Real Local Budgets
The 2023 Real Local Budgets
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"Education shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all. Parents are demanding more freedom to make choices about their child’s education, and lawmakers should give it to them."
"The process to build these homes are quite literally over engineered, meaning savings get passed directly on to the buyer."
"Unnecessary or overbroad restrictions erect significant barriers and impose costs that harm American workers, employers, consumers, and our economy as a whole, with no measurable benefits to consumers or society."
"But despite all of the benefits to manufactured housing today, there are still a number of barriers stopping them from being adopted – one of those being zoning."
"Aside from doing nothing to address what the bill's name says it will address, the bill actually does do some things – spend more and raise taxes."
"Local government leaders should be laser focused right now on keeping the growth of spending within the bounds of what average taxpayers can reasonably afford, but often instead they are focused on spending every last dime from taxpayers they can get their hands on."
"Property tax relief is possible, but only if local governments engage in fiscal responsibility."
"Forests across the west are facing similar threats as California’s giant sequoias. By actively working to restore forest ecosystems and reducing fuel buildups, we can preserve our nation's cherished forests."
"Governor Gianforte’s new Housing Task Force marks the beginning of Montana’s united effort to address the regulatory barriers standing in the way of affordable housing."
"His name was John Bozeman. His short life is a tale of frontier entrepreneurship."
"Montana is at an important crossroads. We can either follow in the footsteps of California or chart our own path."
Governor Gianforte’s new Housing Task Force marks the beginning of Montana’s united effort to address the regulatory barriers standing in the way of affordable housing
"These rules mark a significant departure from a status quo that all too often robbed local parents of control over their child’s education – for this Superintendent Arntzen deserves praise!"