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Medicaid expansion will be on the table for Montana lawmakers to consider during the next legislative session. Officials are studying the policy’s impact ahead of that debate.
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Montana lawmakers will not meet for a special session to address rising property taxes. Two income tax changes are going into effect for 2024 collections.
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Property tax sticker shock swept through Montana this fall, with many homeowners opening bills to find a spike of 20% or more.Since then, a blame game has erupted between lawmakers, counties and the governor over who — or what — is responsible for the surge.
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Supporters of a popular bill vetoed on the final day of the 2023 legislative session are suing the governor. They say he’s refusing to allow lawmakers to override his veto.
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Whitefish rental assistance program will start accepting applications in January. Gov. announces property tax task force as lawmakers consider a special session. Attorney general sues Facebook & Instagram, alleging serious risks to children.
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A group of transgender, Two-Spirit and nonbinary Montanans say the state is violating their constitutional rights with a new law that defines sex as binary. The group has filed a lawsuit in Missoula County.
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So-called “date-rape drugs” are commonly slipped into someone’s drink without them knowing prior to a sexual assault. In the past, drugging someone wasn’t considered assault on its own. A new law that went into effect this month changes that.
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The park will host a series of public meetings on its ticketed entry program pilot later this month. The ticketed entry system has received scrutiny from some of Montana’s congressional delegation for unnecessarily restricting locals’ access to the park.
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Jesse James Mullen has filed campaign finance paperwork for the statewide seat in the 2024 election. Mullen is the owner of Mullen Newspaper Company and a former candidate for the state’s House of Representatives.
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A group of state Republican lawmakers have signaled their support of U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale running for the U.S. Senate. The move is contrary to top Republican officials who handpicked candidate Tim Sheehy.