Op-Ed: Not a happy birthday for the First Amendment
by William Haupt III, The Center Square “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither…
Category: Opinion
Montana Ranks 16th: Freedom, Base of Economic Strength
By Bethany Blankley, Central Square Montana’s economic freedom demonstrated the very slightest of improvements over the past year, according to…
Medicaid Expansion = “Medicare for All Lite”
By Bethany Blankley, The Center Square A new report by the nonpartisan think tank The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA)…
Foundation Weighs in on Firearm Case
Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) presented oral argument in a federal appellate court in a case that has broad implications…
Farm Bureau Quick Ratification of Trade Agreement
The Montana Farm Bureau is urging Congress to ratify the U.S. Mexico-Canada Trade agreement. The trade relationship with Canada and…
Ban Could Harm Public Health
Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Michelle Minton warned that an e-cigarette ban will mean a terrible outcome for public health…
Montana Chamber Joins CAN
A national organization that aims to completely eliminate the digital divide in rural America over the next five years has…
Americans’ View of Economy is Highest in 19 Years
Within a record-setting 24-hour period, the S&P 500 surpassed 3,000 for the first time since its founding in 1896, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 27,000 for the first time since its founding in 1885.
In the first six months of 2019, the Dow rose by 16 percent and the S&P 500 by 20 percent.
In April, 263,000 nonfarm jobs were added to the economy, with hourly wage growth up by two-tenths of a percent and unemployment at 3.6 percent, its lowest level since December 1969. In June, 224,000 nonfarm jobs were added, far more than what economists predicted.
Ready for Disaster
By Daniel Nordberg, SBA Regional Administrator It is a sobering fact that 25 percent of businesses that close because of…