Setting the Record Straight on Right to Compute
"That is why we need the Right to Compute Act, to make clear that our fundamental rights must be protected as technology changes."
A Limited Government Approach to Prediction Markets
"The limited-government approach to this prediction market issue is simple: protect rights and remedy real, objective harms."
Permanent Tax Relief Requires Limiting Government Budget Growth
"And as government spends more, taxpayers are left to pick up the tab... Permanent tax relief requires limiting the growth of government budgets."
Digital Defenses – Protecting Montanans From Government Surveillance
"Montanans can rest easy knowing that these reforms have put Montana well ahead of the curve on protecting citizens from government surveillance."
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A Moment of Judicial Restraint
"By exercising restraint, the MTSC upheld the rule of law and the separation of powers, core principles of truly limited government."
Taxpayers Need Transparency
"Taxpayers should demand answers from local governments who fail to provide the full financial transparency which state law demands."
Stop Government Surveillance, Not Basic Infrastructure
"If the problem is government accessing private information, the answer is not to ban infrastructure. The answer is to strengthen the constitutional limits on government power."
Lawfare on Logging & Forest Management
"Something needs to change. To prevent catastrophic and costly fires in the future, leaders in DC should take steps now to remove regulatory burdens and help critical forest management projects move forward."
What is MTLeg Studying?
"This really underscores why we need to reform state and federal permitting laws so Montana can build things again."
The Latest Levy Report Card
"The bottom line - more relief is certainly needed. Voting to reject levies will temporarily prevent the bill from increasing even further, but for more true and lasting relief, we need to start looking at the root cause of taxation – government spending."
School Funding Sleight of Hand
"Voters in local school levy elections aren't really deciding whether schools get 'fully funded'; they're deciding whether to authorize spending above the state-guaranteed level."
Judicial Misadventure
"Time and again, the Court has stepped beyond its constitutional role and instead engaged in activities reserved to the more democratic branches of government: the legislature and the executive branch."
The Real Growth of State Government
"The ACFR Net Position data leaves no doubt that the state government is bigger, financially, than ever before. That government growth is real, and much larger than .7% budget growth the Biennial Comparison report of cash flow depicts."
What BI-11 Would Actually Mean For Your Property Taxes
"The Bottom Line: The latest draft of Senator Galt’s BI-11 would deliver modest but meaningful ongoing property tax relief for every existing property owner, and more substantial long-term relief now that it has mostly closed the voted-levy loophole."