Montana’s 2022 New Year’s Resolution
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.
Montana Poised for Red Tape Relief in 2022
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.
Excessive Red Tape Hurts the Least Fortunate
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.
Montana Red Tape Snapshot: January 2022
Montana Red Tape Snapshot: January 2022
While regulation is necessary in some cases to protect health, safety and the environment, the accumulation of thousands of regulations has been shown to stifle economic growth and substantially increase the cost of doing business.
Regulations Crush Environmental Innovation
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.
Turning to Taxpayers Should be Politicians’ Last Resort
Turning to Taxpayers Should be Politicians’ Last Resort
By focusing on enabling citizens to control their lives, governments will provide the maximum freedom for innovators, disruptors and entrepreneurs to do what they do best and solve society’s problems.
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.
Slashing Red Tape Will Grow Montana’s Workforce
Slashing Red Tape Will Grow Montana’s Workforce
In addressing Montana’s workforce shortage, Gianforte is right to focus on making apprentice-to-journeyman ratios more flexible for employers.
Gallatin County and the Bozeman Fiber Boondoggle
Gallatin County and the Bozeman Fiber Boondoggle
Instead of trying and likely failing to get in the internet business themselves local officials should be focused on eliminating government barriers to hasten buildout.
Listening to the calls for hearing aid reform
Listening to the calls for hearing aid reform
Reducing restrictive regulation could allow for Montanans to reap the benefits of lower hearing aid costs and provide greater access to rural communities.
Fixing Montana’s Bus Driver Shortage
Fixing Montana’s Bus Driver Shortage
While often implemented with good intentions, studies show that regulations increase the cost of doing business and hamper economic growth.
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.
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.
Red Tape Portal Helps Promote Accountability for Regulators
Red Tape Portal Helps Promote Accountability for Regulators
Montana has the second-most regulatory restrictions per capita among its regional neighbors, trailing only Wyoming and being well ahead of Colorado, Idaho and Utah.