Montana Legislative Fiscal Division

With the next legislative session still six months away, Montana Democrats are eyeing a surplus in the state budget of more than a billion dollars. They’re proposing investments in affordable housing, child care, mental health and property tax relief.

The state’s budget has healthy reserves to make up for revenue shortfalls amid economic fallout due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to state…

State agencies have spent a sliver of the $1.25 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds at Montana’s disposal. Roughly $24 million in federal CARES...

Out-of-staters are becoming a greater share of the hunters and anglers in Montana. Out-of-state anglers accounted for more than 85% of the increase in…

A new state economic forecast published Wednesday says Montana isn’t projected to bring in as much money as lawmakers initially expected at the beginning…

A rewritten Republican plan aimed at protecting the future of the coal-fired power plant in Colstrip is moving forward. But concerns remain about its…

HELENA — Taxes are shaping up to be one of the big debates of the 2019 Montana Legislature.The budget estimates from the governor’s office and the…

Legislative analysts estimate Montana would have to spend nearly $59 million more over two years to continue its Medicaid expansion program.But those…

A decade out from the Great Recession, personal incomes and wages are growing in Montana faster than most other places in the United States.“It’s one of…

Montana’s Gross State Product, wages and personal income are expected to grow between 3 and 4 percent each of the next few years, according to reports…