Viewpoint: How to Get More Physicians Practicing in Montana
Viewpoint: How to Get More Physicians Practicing in Montana
"It is possible to remove the licensing barriers preventing more physicians from practicing in Montana while maintaining high quality health care."
By Kathleen M. Brown, MD
Unlocking Affordable Energy
Unlocking Affordable Energy
"Increased regulatory costs don’t just apply to oil and natural gas, they also have a direct impact on wind, solar, nuclear, and geothermal projects."
By Tanner Avery
Hats Off to John B. Stetson
Hats Off to John B. Stetson
"The kid from Jersey was awed by the freewheeling culture of the territories west of the Mississippi."
By Lawrence Reed
Government Excess Blocks Energy Production
Government Excess Blocks Energy Production
"Prioritizing energy production at home will require a change from politicians and groups who historically have been dedicated to growing the size and scope of the government."
By Kendall Cotton
Legalizing Mine Cleanups
Legalizing Mine Cleanups
"Conservation groups and other private organizations have indicated that they would like to clean up these mines, unfortunately federal red tape is holding them back."
By Tanner Avery
Empowering Good Samaritan Mine Cleanups
Empowering Good Samaritan Mine Cleanups
"Punishing Good Samaritans with unlimited liability for doing good when an original mine owner is nowhere to be found is the wrong approach."
By Hannah Downey
Montana Zoning Atlas Roundup
Montana Zoning Atlas Roundup
"Our leaders can adopt pro-housing reforms that give landowners the freedom to build new homes where they are needed most."
By Tanner Avery
Charley Pride: A Montana Success Story of ‘Radical Openness’
Charley Pride: A Montana Success Story of ‘Radical Openness’
"Early Montana culture was far from stuck-in-the-mud. Rather, it was a sort of radical openness — where all people were welcome to put roots down in this wild and wonderful state, free to take risks by staking a claim or starting a business and free to work hard chasing opportunity."
By Kendall Cotton
Lower Taxes Start by Reining in Spending
Lower Taxes Start by Reining in Spending
"Placing fiscally conservative spending limits on state and local government spending is one way to protect taxpayers and start to undo the damage done by out-of-control government growth."
By Kendall Cotton
Montana Poised to Lead the Nation with Affordable Health Care Options
Montana Poised to Lead the Nation with Affordable Health Care Options
"Innovations like DPC show how the health care market is adapting to the needs of patients, bypassing our broken system and building a better doctor-patient relationship."
By Kendall Cotton
MTLeg Viewpoint: Affordable Housing: Cut the Red Tape, But Don’t Stop There
MTLeg Viewpoint: Affordable Housing: Cut the Red Tape, But Don’t Stop There
"We are facing the question of whether Montana will continue to be a place where working and middle class folks can afford to build a future for themselves and their families."
By Rep. Kim Abbott, Sen. Jill Cohenour
MTLeg Viewpoint: Regulations Stand In The Way Of Attainable Housing
Montana Cities Need Pro-Housing Reforms
Montana Cities Need Pro-Housing Reforms
Together, Exclusionary Single-Family Zoning and Minimum Lot Areas effectively serve as invisible billboards at the gates of growing Montana neighborhoods which read: “low and middle income residents are not welcome here".
By Kendall Cotton
Pro-Housing Reforms
Pro-Housing Reforms
"Of the cities examined, 70% of primary residential areas either outright prohibit or penalize affordable multi-family housing development."
By Tanner Avery