Budget

This week, March 24, news broke that the federal government would be keeping nearly $53 million in mineral payments that would normally have gone to Wyoming. It now appears that cuts could be coming to Montana as well.

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The Montana state budget, currently known as House Bill two, was passed by the House in a surprising unanimous vote this month.

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This morning, March 19, the Montana House of Representatives passed House Bill 2, a.k.a the state budget, with a record 100 vote count.

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Bills that make it through hearings successfully are added to the general fund balance sheet, while bills that are voted down or tabled are taken off.

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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The Montana State University's athletic department is facing a budget crunch that has it raising ticket prices and asking the school for another $1.1 million to replace aging equipment, buy new exercise machines and stabilize the department's budget

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The Montana House decided Friday, January 11 to change the way that the Montana budget is assessed for the state's many programs.

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A look at the often frustrating way that Montana selects a revenue forecast for planning its budget.

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Outgoing Governor Brian Schweitzer delivered his final budget in a press meeting on Thursday in which he lambasted the 2012 legislature for bad budgeting skills and said the incoming 2013 legislature would likely be the one of the biggest problems newly elected Governor Steve Bullock would have to face.

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The final public hearing on the County Budget is Wednesday at 1:30 pm.

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The House of Representative's budget has been described as immoral and careless by pundits in the New Republic and the New York Times.

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