Gov. Greg Gianforte and Republican leaders in the Montana House and Senate have all talked about cutting state income taxes ...

After a debate Thursday, the Montana House has allowed two bills to move forward that lay out two significantly different ways of providing residents with property tax relief.

According to Fast Democracy, a website that follows bills, votes and other related documents, Montana House Bill 291 looks to ...

Two bills designed to lower property taxes by changing the way mill levies work elicited opposition from local government officials, including those in Kalispell, last week. Senate Bill 204 would ...

Mountain West communities are split over the USFWS’ decision to manage isolated bear populations as one. But many agree that ...

The Montana health department says the Board of Public Assistance is redundant and a bureaucratic hurdle that helps few people. Current and former board representatives say the rare cases in which the ...

Allegations of criminal activity by former Montana Senate leader Jason Ellsworth are being handed over to the state ...

Lottery Director Bob Brown said Wednesday that Governor Greg Gianforte has also weighed in directly on the contract negotiations.

The next time your city or county proposes a local tax levy, it may look different on your ballot – if a bill currently under ...

Montana’s Legislature only meets every other year — a practice shared by just three other states. It’s yet another hurdle for ...

Twelve years ago, the “black helicopter award” sat proudly on a 26-year-old legislator’s desk in the Montana House of Representatives — a jab at his data privacy policies some likened ...

UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA — Twelve years ago, the “black helicopter award” sat proudly on a 26-year-old legislator’s desk in the Montana House of ...