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Montana Supreme Court Says Counties Wrong On 95-Mill Tax Issue
The Montana Supreme Court Wednesday ruled against Montana county governments in a dispute over the Montana Department of Revenue’s authority to order the full collection of the 95-mill state-level school equalization levy, a formerly obscure piece...
Filing Period Opens For Homeowner Property Tax Rebates
Montana homeowners have from until Oct. 1 to file for rebates of as much as $675 on their 2022 property taxes. Montana’s Republican-controlled Legislature directed hundreds of millions of dollars from the state’s historic budget surplus - $899...
Five Ways To Lower Montana's Residential Property Taxes
Homeowners across Montana received a nasty shock in the mail last month, coming in the form of state property reappraisal notices that generally indicated the 2023 valuations used to calculate property taxes have spiked over the two-year reappraisal...
Rosendale, Ronning emerge from eastern Montana U.S. House primary
Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale handily won his party primary Tuesday as he seeks re-election to the U.S. House in the state’s newly drawn eastern congressional district. Democrats, in turn, voted to nominate former Billings City Council...
Gianforte Signs 'Constitutional Carry' Gun Bill
Helena - Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a major 'constitutional carry' bill Thursday that will let Montanans carry concealed firearms in public settings including banks and bars without a permit, in...
Bullock Says Post-COVID Reopening Plan Coming
Helena - Gov. Steve Bullock said at a Friday, April 17, press briefing that his administration is in the process of developing a plan for scaling back anti-coronavirus social distancing measures as...
As Montana Prepares To Reopen, State Lacks Local COVID-19 Testing Data
Original story courtesy of Montana Free Press As Gov. Steve Bullock moves to roll back emergency measures enacted to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, he has said he’ll take a data-driven approach to reopening Montana’s economy while minimizing the...
Bullock Details Plan For Phased Reopening Of Montana Schools And Businesses
Original story courtesy of Montana Free Press HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock unveiled the state’s official plan Wednesday for gradually shifting Montana out of anti-coronavirus emergency mode, specifying dates for scaling back his stay-at-home...