Viewpoint: Putting Montana Students and Teachers First Demands Flexibilities in Education
Viewpoint: Putting Montana Students and Teachers First Demands Flexibilities in Education
"Much work has been done but there is still more to do. As Montana State Superintendent I am blessed to be putting the focus on educational excellence while putting our Montana students and families first!"
By Elsie Arntzen
2022 Legislative Viewpoints Wrap-Up
2022 Legislative Viewpoints Wrap-Up
"We are greatly appreciative to all the Democrat and Republican legislators who made this series possible, and we look forward to bringing you more of this content come next interim session."
By Tanner Avery
MTLeg Viewpoint: Addressing Montana’s Economic Challenges and Opportunities
MTLeg Viewpoint: Addressing Montana’s Economic Challenges and Opportunities
"But what we can do at the legislative level boils down to three main categories: cut costs where possible, enable innovation, and protect what we already have."
By Sen. Jason Ellsworth
MtLeg Viewpoint: Health Care Reforms Benefiting Montanans
MtLeg Viewpoint: Health Care Reforms Benefiting Montanans
"All three of these major reforms are empowering Montanans with more freedom to manage their health, access services and save money."
By Sen. Cary Smith, Rep. Rhonda Knudsen
MtLeg Viewpoint: Unleash Montana’s Energy Potential
MtLeg Viewpoint: Unleash Montana’s Energy Potential
"We must unleash Montana’s energy potential so that our kids and grandkids will have a good future."
By Sen. Duane Ankney
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
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."
By Sen. Jill Cohenour
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."
By Sen. Greg Hertz
MTLeg Viewpoint: Protecting Constitutional Rights in Facial Recognition Technology
MTLeg Viewpoint: Protecting Constitutional Rights in Facial Recognition Technology
We know it’s possible to have an efficient and technologically adept state government, while also ensuring this technology doesn’t run roughshod over our rights as Montanans.
By Rep. Kim Abbott, Sen. Jill Cohenour
MTLeg Viewpoint: To Protect Montanans’ Privacy, We Must Address Facial Recognition Technology
MTLeg Viewpoint: To Protect Montanans’ Privacy, We Must Address Facial Recognition Technology
The Legislature must address facial recognition to ensure Montanans can use the technology without sacrificing privacy and rights.
By Sen. Ken Bogner
Introducing Legislative Viewpoints
Introducing Legislative Viewpoints
Legislative Viewpoints will provide an opportunity for lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle to deliver an update directly to Frontier Institute followers.
By Kendall Cotton
MTLeg Viewpoint: Washington, D.C., must get its spending under control
MTLeg Viewpoint: Washington, D.C., must get its spending under control
Washington, D.C., could learn a lot about responsible budgeting from Montana.
By Sen. Mark Blasdel
MTLeg Viewpoint: Montana Democrats Working to Cut Red Tape in Health Care
MTLeg Viewpoint: Montana Democrats Working to Cut Red Tape in Health Care
There are laws all over the books in Montana that don’t match up to the way folks access health care now.
By Rep. Kim Abbott