2023 MTLeg Halftime Report

By Tanner Avery

03/10/2023

"Legislators are so far delivering on some serious limited government policies of fiscal responsibility, economic freedom and red tape relief."

TAGS: MTLeg Weekly Debrief, tech and innovation

Unpacking MTLeg Judicial Proposals

By Tanner Avery

03/02/2023

To help our followers better understand these reforms and their current status, Frontier’s Tech & Innovation Policy Analyst, Chris Isaacs unpacks these reforms in his most recent column.

TAGS: Judicial Bias, tech and innovation

Montana’s Red Tape Relief Milestone

By Tanner Avery

02/17/2023

"While the progress of all of these bills is an exciting milestone, there is still a lot of work to be done."

TAGS: Red Tape Relief Initiative, tech and innovation

Success In The Sandbox: What Montana Can Learn From Utah And Arizona’s Regulatory Sandboxes

By Chris Isaacs

02/01/2023

"If Montana leaders want to carry on their work of cutting unnecessary and burdensome red tape then the logical next step is to adopt a regulatory sandbox, a proactive mechanism used to identify and waive the red tape standing in the way of innovation."

TAGS: sandboxes, tech and innovation

Sometimes, It’s Nice To Be Excluded: MEPA Reform In The 2023 Session

By Chris Isaacs

01/18/2023

"Thanks to Governor Gianforte’s Red Tape Relief Initiative, the Legislature appears to be striking a better balance between preserving Montana’s innate beauty and ensuring all Montanans can thrive."

TAGS: tech and innovation

78 Ways To Cut Red Tape

By Tanner Avery

11/11/2022

"Just two years in, the Red Tape Relief Initiative has prompted at least 78 separate legislative proposals from state agencies that we’ve identified which advance the initiative’s mandate, meaning massive Red Tape Relief is on the way for Montanans in 2023."

TAGS: tech and innovation

Frontier Institute Spotlights Solutions to ‘Big Tech’ in New Video

By Frontier Institute

09/13/2022

Frontier Institute: Big Government is not the answer to 'Big Tech'

TAGS: Big tech, tech and innovation

The Role of Regulations on Inflation

By Tanner Avery

06/23/2022

"At a time when inflation is running rampant, there is little doubt that these massive rule increases are raising costs for Americans."

TAGS: Red Tape, tech and innovation

Making Montana a Home For Innovation

By Tanner Avery

03/03/2022

"Montana leaders have a choice to make: Either welcome crypto entrepreneurs or watch the economic activity generated by this fast-growing industry move elsewhere."

TAGS: crypto, crypto currency, innovation, tech and innovation

Crypto, DeFi and Montana’s Economic Future

By Kendall Cotton

02/28/2022

"By affording this budding industry a light regulatory touch with flexibility for new ideas, Montana could become home to the next world changing innovation."

TAGS: crypto, crypto currency, tech and innovation