Kendall Cotton

3 days ago | helenair.com | Kendall Cotton

Montana’s Legislature has officially wrapped and it will go down as one of the most contentious and polarizing in recent history. But in the midst of the legislative chaos, I was struck by a remarkable exchange in April on the House Floor over a pro-housing bill. A bipartisan group of lawmakers were taking turns making their case for a bill to actually limit government.

4 days ago | missoulian.com | Kendall Cotton

Montana’s Legislature has officially wrapped and it will go down as one of the most contentious and polarizing in recent history. But in the midst of the legislative chaos, I was struck by a remarkable exchange in April on the House Floor over a pro-housing bill. A bipartisan group of lawmakers were taking turns making their case for a bill to actually limit government.

1 month ago | helenair.com | Kendall Cotton

Montana's public education system has a problem: increased school funding has not translated into better outcomes for students. Reading and math scores have declined for the last decade while school funding is up 36%, slightly outpacing inflation. Public school enrollment has stayed mostly flat, meaning schools have more resources per student than ever before. What’s going on here? I see three main issues. First, our public school funding system lacks clear accountability mechanisms.

1 month ago | missoulian.com | Kendall Cotton

Montana's public education system has a problem: increased school funding has not translated into better outcomes for students. Reading and math scores have declined for the last decade while school funding is up 36%, slightly outpacing inflation. Public school enrollment has stayed mostly flat, meaning schools have more resources per student than ever before. What’s going on here? I see three main issues. First, our public school funding system lacks clear accountability mechanisms.

1 month ago | ravallirepublic.com | Kendall Cotton

This month a Gallatin County judge’s order in the MAID v.