Budget

Sales announced his proposed run for Montana Secretary of State replacing Cory Stapleton who is running for Governor of Montana.

Montana's House Appropriations Committee voted Monday to advance a nearly $10.3 billion budget to fund state services over the next two years.

Your assessment will be based on the lot size of your property. Those with bigger square footage will pay more those with less will pay less.

Montana Governor Steve Bullock released his proposed budget for the state for the 2021 biennium.

A few years ago, the legislature passed a bill that forces the larger Montana counties with larger tax bases to subsidize smaller counties with smaller tax bases.

Bozeman officials are saying payments to Montana ranchers for livestock killed by certain wild predators exceeded budget.

The Montana Legislative Finance Committee met on Monday and Tuesday this week with an update on the state budget.

The cuts are part of Governor Steve Bullock’s efforts to scale back state spending and balance the budget.

Steve Conover, Ph.D, author of “Neutering The National Debt” joined Tom Egelhoff and Shane Montalban to talk about deficits and the national debt.

With a tight budget and a stream of cuts, many Montana officials are considering tax increases in a possible special legislative session, but according to Montana House Finance Chair Nancy Ballance tax increases will be a hard sell to the Republican dominated legislature.