NAM Comments on “Right to Repair”
In what amounted to “the agency’s most direct endorsement yet” of the legislation, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan recently…
Montana Highlights August 15, 2023
Whitefish Westside Market, most recently a gas station and market in the west side of Whitefish, has undergone a major…
Montana Enacts Strong Reforms—Now, It’s Time for Sound Property Tax Relief
By Manish Bhatt, Tax Foundation (Editor’s Note: The Tax Foundation recently published a report on Montana’s new tax changes, explaining…
Montana Brings Another Entrepreneur Home
By Evelyn Pyburn Like so many Montanans who left the state to seek opportunity, Blain Bogar has returned. He returned…
KOA Reports Continued Growth
Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA) reports continued growth, sharing that revenue has improved by 2 percent year-over-year. Following years of…
Governor Opposes BLM Resource Management Plan
Governor Greg Gianforte recently opposed a proposed resource management plan amendment offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that…
Good & Bad of Montana’s Economy
Evelyn Pyburn Montana led the nation in its rate of economic growth during the first quarter of this year –…
Fitch Downgrade Follows Years of Warnings About Federal Debt
By Brett Rowland, The Center Square A congressional watchdog repeatedly warned lawmakers about national spending and debt levels before a…
Family Promise Purchases Properties for Housing Expansion
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley has closed on two new properties to expand its Transitional Housing program. A new six-plex…
Falling Energy Prices Mask Inflation
Competitive Enterprise Network The Consumer Price Index ticked up slightly from June to July, but CEI Senior Economist Ryan Young…