Articles with the Tag: government
News from CCL Montana A mom concerned about energy costs, a forester, a doctor, and former Miss Montana USA are among the many Montana residents who will share compelling stories and perspectives with members of Congress this month. At least 25 people from the Montana chapters of Citizens’ Clim...
News from Senate Democratic Caucus MONTANA — After a hiatus following the conclusion of the legislative session, we are pleased to announce the return of the Montana Senate Democrats Monthly Newsletter. Every month, we will bring you updates on the hard work Montana’s Democratic senators are...
Over the past 40 years, Montana’s property tax burden quietly shifted from natural resource extraction and industries to homeowners. From 2003 to 2023 alone, residential property as a percentage of the total taxable value went from 58% to 76%. From 2020 to 2024, residential values rose about 66% sta...
Over the past week, residents across Cascade County have been receiving their property tax bills. Thanks to the Homestead Exemption passed last legislative session, the news is good. Nearly 89% of Montana homeowners — about 375,000 households — are seeing reduced or flat property taxes. Here in G...
Montana homeowners have until Oct. 1 to apply for rebates of up to $400 on their 2024 property tax bills, relief that is one component of a bipartisan push by lawmakers and Gov. Greg Gianforte to address rising residential property taxes. According to the Montana Department of Revenue, the rebates are ava...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA - Governor Greg Gianforte today launched 406 JOBS, an initiative led by the Montana Department of Labor & Industry’s State Workforce Innovation Board, to meet national education and workforce development goals established by President Donald J....
Montana’s right to know is a cornerstone of our state’s democracy, guaranteeing access to public documents. But every year, the Legislature debates the contours of that access — what should and should not be open to public inspection. One of the quieter but still consequential examples this...
News from Russell Cleveland ST. REGIS — Russell Cleveland, Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Montana’s First Congressional District, proudly announced on Aug. 14 his full endorsement of the bipartisan Transparent Election Initiative, also known as “The Montana Plan,” a histo...
News from Upper Seven Law HELENA - On Wednesday morning, Jefferson County resident Jordan Williams challenged Governor Greg Gianforte’s appointment of Representative Marta Bertoglio as Director of the Montana Department of Commerce. At the time of her appointment, Bertoglio was a sitting mem...
News from Montana DPHHS MONTANA - The DPHHS Public Health and Safety Division (PHSD), along with the agency’s Family and Community Health Bureau, has once again secured a renewed national accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), extending its current accreditation status fo...
