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2025 MTLeg Weekly Debrief: Halftime Report

2025 MTLeg Weekly Debrief: Halftime Report

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...

By Frontier Institute

There Is Little Freedom In Free Money

There Is Little Freedom In Free Money

"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."

By Joe Coco

What Should Freedom-Loving States Do About Internet Content?

What Should Freedom-Loving States Do About Internet Content?

"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."

By Tanner Avery

The One-Way Property Tax Ratchet

The One-Way Property Tax Ratchet

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

By Kendall Cotton

Remembering A Famous Camera

Remembering A Famous Camera

"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."

By Lawrence Reed