Viewpoint: Putting Montana Students and Teachers First Demands Flexibilities in Education

By Elsie Arntzen

07/12/2022

"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!"

TAGS: Education Freedom, Legislative Viewpoints

2022 Legislative Viewpoints Wrap-Up

By Tanner Avery

06/16/2022

"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."

TAGS: Legislative Viewpoints

MTLeg Viewpoint: Addressing Montana’s Economic Challenges and Opportunities

By Sen. Jason Ellsworth

06/14/2022

"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."

TAGS: Legislative Viewpoints

MtLeg Viewpoint: Health Care Reforms Benefiting Montanans

By Sen. Cary Smith, Rep. Rhonda Knudsen

05/17/2022

"All three of these major reforms are empowering Montanans with more freedom to manage their health, access services and save money."

TAGS: DPC, DPC: Direct Patient Care, HB 43, health care, Healthcare, Legislative Viewpoints, SB 101, SB 374

MtLeg Viewpoint: Unleash Montana’s Energy Potential

By Sen. Duane Ankney

04/13/2022

"We must unleash Montana’s energy potential so that our kids and grandkids will have a good future."

TAGS: electricity, energy, Legislative Viewpoints, nuclear energy

MTLeg Viewpoint: Affordable Housing: Cut the Red Tape, But Don’t Stop There

By Rep. Kim Abbott, Sen. Jill Cohenour

03/15/2022

"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."

TAGS: affordable housing, exclusionary zoning, housing, Legislative Viewpoints, zoning

MTLeg Viewpoint: Regulations Stand In The Way Of Attainable Housing

By Rep. Casey Knudsen, Rep. Caleb Hinkle, Rep. Katie Zolnikov, Rep. Braxton Mitchell, Rep. Mallerie Stromswold

03/15/2022

"We can’t wait for solutions and hope the problem goes away. If young people can’t afford to live and raise a family here, the future of Montana is at stake."

TAGS: affordable housing, exclusionary zoning, housing, Legislative Viewpoints, zoning

MTLeg Viewpoint: Breaking the Circuit on High Property Taxes

By Sen. Jill Cohenour

02/15/2022

"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."

TAGS: housing, Legislative Viewpoints, property taxes

MTLeg Viewpoint: We Need More Housing

By Sen. Greg Hertz

02/15/2022

"Housing will not get more affordable or more accessible until the root cause of the problem is addressed: supply."

TAGS: ADU, affordable housing, Building Regulations, housing, Legislative Viewpoints

MTLeg Viewpoint: Protecting Constitutional Rights in Facial Recognition Technology

By Rep. Kim Abbott, Sen. Jill Cohenour

01/18/2022

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.

TAGS: facial recognition, Legislative Viewpoints, Privacy