"Aligning the retirement options with what best serves the vast majority of public workers ensures the Montana’s government remains efficient. That’s a win-win for Montanans."
"Let’s hope future political leaders rise to the challenge and channel their inner coonskin cap-wearing frontiersman from Tennessee."
"Our kids deserve to have the same innovative education options available to their peers in 45 other states."
"While the culture wars steal all the attention, from my perspective the Montana Legislature is quietly delivering on serious conservative policies of fiscal responsibility, economic freedom and red tape relief."
"Rather, “big government” characterizes a government which excessively intrudes on people’s lives beyond what is absolutely necessary to secure our lives, liberties, and property."
"The California-style zoning of Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls make it easier to build a McMansion in the valley than build a duplex or triplex in the city center."
"Whatever form it takes, what the education freedom movement believes is simple: let’s transform public education to fund students, not systems."
"Ensuring the independence, impartiality and integrity of the judiciary should be a Montana issue, not a partisan issue."
"I’m thankful that Montana’s wonderful outdoors and tight knit communities seem to help keep old traditions alive year after year."
"Restoring voters’ trust and confidence in government will require a legislative supermajority to focus on the fundamental building blocks of a free society."
"The fundamental issue at hand is clearly not who is in charge. The issue is that too many of our nation’s leaders lack a principled view about the role of government in a free society."
"Montana’s state government is showing how to make tax relief successful. Local governments need to follow that example. Permanent, long-term tax relief is made possible only through a commitment to spending restraint."
"The starting point for our future leaders should always be: how is government contributing to this problem? Address those issues first. The very last resort should be to turn to taxpayers."
"Universal Licensure Recognition could be one idea to boost health care access that both Democrats and Republicans can champion together, for the good of Montana patients."