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Jeremy Drake writes, HB 477’s success shows that even in politically divided times, citizens and lawmakers can find common ...
Montana’s frayed behavioral health care system will get a shot in the arm after state lawmakers approved sweeping changes.
Online sweepstakes casinos face mounting pressure as more states across the US take decisive regulatory action against these ...
UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism Property Tax Bills Head to Governor HELENA — Two major property tax relief bills passed on April 30, ultimately putting an end ...
On the heels of a busy Montana legislative session, the advocacy group Western Native Voice is setting its sights higher and ...
Conservatives say the Montana Legislature’s bill banning foreign donors from funding state ballot initiatives is too weak.
Together, the two bills mark a sweeping rebalancing of Montana’s property tax system. A new homestead exemption lowers the ...
When someone accused of a crime in this small northwestern Montana town needs mental health care, chances are they’ll be locked in a basement jail cell the size ...
Derided by critics as the “Nasty Nine” and censured by the state party, a group of Republican state senators said they were ...
On the first day of the session, nine Republican senators voted with Democrats to change the rules the Senate was operating ...
Almost everyone agrees that rising property taxes are a huge issue in Montana, but there's little consensus on the best way to reform the system. Governor Greg Gianforte stopped at a Missoula ice ...
Montana’s frayed behavioral health care system, still recovering from the effects of past budget cuts, will get a shot in the ...