Jim Applebee
Jim Applebee
"Streamlining the process in any way would be a significant factor in saving time and money, and the most important thing – bringing more affordable homes to the market quicker."
Viewpoint: When Will Enough be Enough? Why Physicians are Quitting Medicare
Viewpoint: When Will Enough be Enough? Why Physicians are Quitting Medicare
"Physicians find themselves faced with an increasingly bureaucratic regulatory nightmare, forcing them to choose between providing good medical care or playing the 'Medicare game' to survive."
$200 Million Reasons for High Property Taxes
$200 Million Reasons for High Property Taxes
"It’s time for local governments to place firm limits on the growth of new spending, keeping budgets within the bounds of economic growth and what taxpayers can reasonably afford."
Frontier Institute Publishes Montana Zoning Atlas Report
Frontier Institute Publishes Montana Zoning Atlas Report
The Frontier Institute's Montana Zoning Atlas demonstrates how strict zoning regulations impact housing costs.
Making Montana a Home For Innovation
Making Montana a Home For Innovation
"Montana leaders have a choice to make: Either welcome crypto entrepreneurs or watch the economic activity generated by this fast-growing industry move elsewhere."
The Montana Zoning Atlas
The Montana Zoning Atlas
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE UPDATED ZONING ATLAS Cities in Montana use zoning to tell us what kind of houses can be built and where. They say whether we can have single-family housing in one neighborhood, or apartment buildings in another. The Montana Zoning Atlas uses a parcel-level analysis to evaluate how Montana’s most...
Crypto, DeFi and Montana’s Economic Future
Crypto, DeFi and Montana’s Economic Future
"By affording this budding industry a light regulatory touch with flexibility for new ideas, Montana could become home to the next world changing innovation."
Remembering Two Icons of the West
Remembering Two Icons of the West
"Don’t expect the world to throw subsidies at you because you think you’re good."
When Regulations Crush Entrepreneurs
When Regulations Crush Entrepreneurs
"If we have so much regulation that it makes it not worthwhile, then we’re not going to be able to stay in business.”
It’s Time To Get Proactive About Forest Management
It’s Time To Get Proactive About Forest Management
"The focus on active restoration instead of strict preservation will go a long way to confront the wildfire crisis, but only if red tape and regulatory challenges don’t interfere."
Eliminating The Pharmacy Technician Ratio
Eliminating The Pharmacy Technician Ratio
"Montana officials can keep the momentum going after eliminating pharmacy technician ratios by expanding pharmacist prescribing so that we can continue to increase health care access, especially in our rural communities."
Mike Wilson & Lisa Rush
Mike Wilson & Lisa Rush
"Anytime there's a regulation it’s going to create a cost and it has to be either absorbed or passed on."
MTLeg Viewpoint: Breaking the Circuit on High Property Taxes
MTLeg Viewpoint: Breaking the Circuit on High Property Taxes
"we continue to hear stories about Montanans being priced out of housing as property values rise and their tax burden rises with them, sometimes making a family home of many years suddenly unaffordable."
MTLeg Viewpoint: We Need More Housing
MTLeg Viewpoint: We Need More Housing
"Housing will not get more affordable or more accessible until the root cause of the problem is addressed: supply."