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CI-121 draws bipartisan opposition. Matt Rosendale worries an independent candidate in his race could help Democrats. New campaign ads take both a humorous and hard-hitting approach. And Montana State University is urged not to name a new building after the sitting governor and his family.

“Montana businesses are supportive of comprehensive tax reform. CI-121 is neither comprehensive, nor is it even reform. It is a clumsy bludgeon, similar to a bull in a china closet,” the Montana Chamber of Commerce executive director said.

A mill levy request mailed out to Ravalli County voters Friday would fund the state’s first independent community college in over five decades. Supporters call it an economic development opportunity. Opponents say residents are already struggling to make ends meet and can’t afford another tax.

A study of income tax data in Montana shows that California, Washington and Colorado were the top three origin states of new residents that moved to Montana in 2020.

A proposed ballot initiative could change the way Montana assesses property taxes. If voters approve it, Constitutional Initiative 121 could upend the state’s tax system.

Butte-Silver Bow County is the latest local jurisdiction in Montana looking to add a local excise tax on cannabis sales.

A former Republican governor of Montana chastises his party for downplaying the January 6th insurrection. A former Republican congressman (and current congressional candidate) from Montana is chastised for ethics violations. And voters may see an initiative on the ballot that could lower their property taxes and hurt funding for local services.

The amount of tax collected last year from stays at Montana campgrounds, motel and hotel rentals exceeded expectations. The finding was presented Wednesday during an economic seminar by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

January is the first month since July 2021 that more than 36 million families in the U.S. did not receive money from the expanded child tax credit program. For some, the consequences are already dire.

Montana’s Supreme Court will allow a block to continue on signature gathering for a proposed constitutional initiative that would cap property taxes in the state.