Recent Permitting Reforms Are Protecting Property Rights
Recent Permitting Reforms Are Protecting Property Rights
"What property rights are unequivocally not, however, is a license to control what others do with their own property."
Free Market Healthcare Hub
Free Market Healthcare Hub
Governor Gianforte and the 2021 Montana Legislature ushered in one of the most dramatic expansions of healthcare access in recent memory and made Montana a leader in free market healthcare. The Free Market Healthcare Hub maps where verified Direct Patient Care (DPC) clinics are operating in Montana. The Hub also links to other resources that...
Let’s Start at the Beginning: Vouchers, Tax Credit Scholarships and ESAs
Let’s Start at the Beginning: Vouchers, Tax Credit Scholarships and ESAs
"Education choice represents a fundamental shift toward recognizing student diversity and parental agency while maintaining our collective commitment to ensuring every child receives a quality education."
The 20th President
The 20th President
"Garfield argued that the nation’s financial ailments, the soaring prices of the Civil War especially, stemmed from the federal government’s monetary mischief."
We Didn’t Get The Property Tax Relief We Need
We Didn’t Get The Property Tax Relief We Need
While helping some in the short term, SB 542 / HB 231 fall short of the property tax relief Montanans desperately need and, in many ways, actually make our tax system worse.
Being Your Own Boss
Being Your Own Boss
"There is certainly freedom in being one’s own boss, but freedom isn’t free. New business owners will pay for that freedom in long hours, learning new skills, and spending lots of money on initial expenses."
Model Legislation: The Private Property Protection Act
Model Legislation: The Private Property Protection Act
The Private Property Protection Act affirms the fundamental right to use private property
A Giant Project that Began in Montana
A Giant Project that Began in Montana
"The Montana connection dates to 1908, when the young organization began distributing Bibles. It happened at the Superior Hotel in the Mineral County town of Superior, Montana, where the Gideons placed their first 25 Bibles."
Montana Exceptionalism
Montana Exceptionalism
"It’s clear the western frontier values that made America great – individual freedom, self-reliance, relentless optimism, a fierce drive to innovate, radical openness to opportunity, mutual respect for each other’s freedom – were still alive on the Montana House floor that day."
Permitting Reform Will Enable Montana To Build The Future
Permitting Reform Will Enable Montana To Build The Future
"Thanks to reforms like HB 466 and recent federal action, our leaders are cutting permitting red tape so we can build the projects our future depends on, helping to ensure that Montana and America’s golden age is ahead of us, not behind."
Model Legislation: The Right To Compute Act
Model Legislation: The Right To Compute Act
The Right to Compute Act affirms fundamental rights in the digital age
2025 End Of Session Wrap Up
2025 End Of Session Wrap Up
The 2025 Montana legislature has officially come to an end. While there were some big disappointments, there are a lot of accomplishments to celebrate if you’re a fan of free markets, individual freedom, and limited government. From tech to housing to energy – we at Frontier Institute are proud to have played an instrumental role...
You Are No Longer A Slave When Your QSR Is Greater Than 1
You Are No Longer A Slave When Your QSR Is Greater Than 1
"When I was still working professionally, every month clients would ask, “When can I retire?” My answer was always the same: “It depends on your QSR.”
Montana Blockchain Wins And The Path Forward
Montana Blockchain Wins And The Path Forward
"As the national conversation around emerging technologies continues to evolve, Montana is staking its claim as the national leader in freedom-driven tech policy."