The war between Montana’s Democratic Governor and the Republican majority legislature over the state budget wasn’t settled during the 2017 legislative session.
During the last legislative session, the state budget was built to weather a worst-case scenario in which state revenues came in far below projections.
The Montana Healthcare Foundation commissioned an independent analysis that projected what would happen if the current health care bill in Congress were enacted.
The Montana House passed its budget early on St. Patrick's Day and Republican Party leaders believe it can now pass through the Senate relatively unchanged.
Lots of interesting news bits in the most recent State of the University speech. The School is budgeting for an enrollment of just 11,000 students, a drop of over 1,400 from Fall 2016.
Embedded in Governor Steve Bullock’s proposed budget is a 1.4 percent increase in spending, some of that increase is expected to be covered by a new six percent sales tax on medical Marijuana.
The Missoula County Risk and Benefits Office has come under scrutiny by Missoula County Commissioners for spending too much money on training trips to resorts.