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 Robert G. Natelson, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence, Montana Policy Institute Click here for full study. (PDF – 3.77MB) Executive Summary There is a consensu[...]

By Curt Nichols, MPI Fellow Click here for full study. (PDF – 3.4MB) Executive Summary Montana’s school funding and administration system is complex, and disappointing studen[...]

A new study released by the Montana Policy Institute (MPI) shows that employees of the state of Montana receive 15 percent more in total compensation than employees in the state’s [...]

By Barry W. Poulson, PhD, MPI Senior Fellow, and John Merrifield, PhD Click here for full study. (PDF- 4MB) MPI Policy Note: Budgeting For Results – A Fiscal Roadmap For Montana Ba[...]

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[...]

Research Abstracts The Montana Policy Institute has undertaken an ambitious research agenda over the past two years heading into the 2013 Legislature. Our research is designed to l[...]

A new study by the Tax Foundation, using the latest data from 2010, ranks the combined state and local tax burden in the 50 states. It calculates the percentage of income state res[...]

Note: Updated with official full study on November 8, 2012. By John Hill, PhD, President, American Indicators In order to excel in an increasingly competitive global marketplace, M[...]

A recent report has ranked Laurel in the bottom half of 25 Montana cities for business friendliness. The Montana Policy Institute (MPI) and American Indicators released a ranking o[...]