A lot has been made of the 227 million dollar hole in the Montana budget that spurred the Special Session of the Montana Legislature this week, but one of the big debates among republicans was whether or not the deficit was real.
Montana Governor Steve Bullock has called a special legislative session for next week and while it has already been met with some criticism, House members on both sides of the aisle from western Montana are optimistic.
The Montana legislature may not be meeting right now, but there are whispers in Helena that Governor Steve Bullock may call a special session to deal with those state infrastructure projects that failed to pass during the last session.
How often have we heard the “down the road” metaphor? Do you like your doctor? Do you like your healthcare plan? What’s a couple more latté’s in your budget?
Curbs, gutters, sidewalks, water and sewer lines seem to get the grease when they totally fail. Then there’s a scramble to find funds to do a quick stopgap.