Medicaid Expansion a Huge Success
Medicaid expansion in Montana generates several thousand additional jobs and several hundred million dollars in additional income.
Tackling Montana’s Workforce Shortage
If you travel across the state and talk with Montana’s employers, you will hear frequent complaints about their difficulty finding workers.
Poverty with a View
Buying a house in Montana can be hard. A recent Gallup study found 45 percent of Montanans were dissatisfied with the availability of good affordable housing.
Barriers to Women’s Entrepreneurship
Have you ever had an idea that you thought might make a good business? How far did you pursue that idea? Did you evaluate…
The High Wage Jobs Puzzle
When evaluating a region’s economy, the first question to ask is, “Do people want to live there?” If people want to live there, then…
Picking the Right College
Deciding where to attend college can be one of life’s pivotal decisions – one that can largely shape a student’s future. Every year, high…
Curse of the College Town
College towns evoke images of brick buildings surrounded by expansive lawns and large old houses on wide, leafy streets. Look at any of the…