A total of 50 state legislators and approximately 130 people met this weekend to discuss free market principles for Montana. The two-day event was hosted by the Montana Policy Inst[...]

By Glenn Oppel, MPI Policy Director Click here for full study. (PDF – 4MB) The State Human Resources Division (Division) of the Montana Department of Administration plays a k[...]

Think your friends and neighbors are biting on the “income inequality” bait? Guess again. It’s jobs and the economy that most people care about. Not the loud obno[...]

Another couple of charts from the Mercatus Center show changes in employment by sector. Not surprisingly, government sector jobs are safer during downturns while those who pay the [...]

This chart by the Mercatus Center examines the change in composition of personal income in the U.S. since 1929. It’s no coincidence that proprietors’ income goes down a[...]

This chart by the Mercatus Center compares the top five federal stimulus-funded job creators. Data are from the most recent quarter of recipient reported data from Recovery.gov, th[...]

If pending federal climate change legislation is enacted, Montana would stand to lose between 4,964 and 6,761 jobs by 2030, according to a study released today by the Montana Poli[...]

Congress is now debating far-reaching energy legislation that would impose an aggressive cap-and-trade system on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and mandate high levels of energy ef[...]

There’s little doubt that the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill will have a negative impact on our economy. Economists on both sides of the issue agree that it will, the question th[...]