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New Policy Brief: The Real Missoula Budget

New Policy Brief: The Real Missoula Budget

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.

By Kendall Cotton

The Human Impact of Red Tape

The Human Impact of Red Tape

Excessive red tape can crush the dreams of young entrepreneurs and stifle innovative solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges.

By Kendall Cotton

Time to Empower Environmental Innovation

Time to Empower Environmental Innovation

Solving environmental problems requires more than just spending money. It takes political courage to slash decades of built-up red tape standing in the way of the innovators and entrepreneurs who are ready to take on the challenge.

By Kendall Cotton

Active Management Creates Healthier Forests

Active Management Creates Healthier Forests

We still hear a lot of criticism about active forest management from environmental commentators, who say we can “never log our way out of a baking climate.” These critics fail to see the forest for the trees

By Kendall Cotton

Free the ADUs

Free the ADUs

Some Montanans are turning to manufactured tiny homes as an affordable alternative to standard sized homes. But in many areas of our state, regulations stand in the way of tiny home development.

By Kendall Cotton