Center For New Frontiers

THE MISSION

The Center for New Frontiers is dedicated to opening new frontiers for freedom so Montanans can build and create an abundant future.

2023-2025 Policy Priorities

The Center’s biennium policy priorities are:

– Securing fundamental rights to enable economic dynamism
– Regulatory reforms to empower innovators and entrepreneurs
– Encouraging crypto and blockchain innovation
– Eliminating policy barriers to energy abundance
– Developing pro-innovation environmental policy

Montana 2050 Project

The Center will also lead the Montana 2050 Project, an initiative to develop a long-range free market policy vision for issues critical to future economic prosperity. During the 23-25 Biennium, the Center will explore long-range Montana 2050 priorities in the following issue areas:

– Property Rights
– Occupational Licensing
– Education
– Red Tape Relief

Montana: Destination Innovation

"With a regulatory sandbox in place to fast-track innovation, our state could become a destination for businesses nationwide."

By Tanner Avery

Regulatory Sandboxes: Bringing Innovation To Montana

Regulatory sandboxes are a mechanism used by states to identify unneeded red tape and fast-track innovative businesses with good ideas to the market. Regulatory sandboxes grant businesses a space to operate free from burdensome and outdated regulations for a set period of time, while still undergoing oversight to protect consumers’ health and safety. This gives...

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

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

"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

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."

By Tanner Avery

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."

By Kendall Cotton

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.”

By Tanner Avery

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."

By Frontier Institute

Regulatory Barriers to Geothermal Energy

"Advances in geothermal energy technology provide Montana the opportunity to enhance our energy sector while powering the nation."

By Hannah Downey

Montana’s 2022 New Year’s Resolution

Rule notices indicate the Red Tape Relief Initiative has already spurred large reductions in the state’s regulatory burden.

By Tanner Avery

Montana Poised for Red Tape Relief in 2022

The stage is set for Montana to begin reversing this trend in 2022. Rule notices indicate the Red Tape Relief Initiative has already spurred large reductions in the state’s regulatory burden.

By Kendall Cotton

Excessive Red Tape Hurts the Least Fortunate

Montana has the opportunity to take the lead reducing harmful red tape and lifting up the least fortunate, while preserving regulations needed to protect consumers.

By Kendall Cotton

Regulations Crush Environmental Innovation

The Cahoons’ story is a stark reminder of how excessive red tape can crush the dreams of entrepreneurs and stifle innovative solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges.

By Kendall Cotton