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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.
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The state’s budget has healthy reserves to make up for revenue shortfalls amid economic fallout due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to state…
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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...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Legislative analysts estimate Montana would have to spend nearly $59 million more over two years to continue its Medicaid expansion program.But those…
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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…
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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…