Budget

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana State University Billings is eliminating its theater program, its tennis teams and cutting 40 staff positions to address a projected $4.4 million budget shortfall due to decreased enrollment.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain has kicked protesters out of a budget hearing, calling them "low-life scum."

Alaska faces some drastic cuts to its state budget as oil prices plunge.

Today, November 17, Montana Governor Steve Bullock released his proposed budget, which included 300 million dollars in grants and bonds for building infrastructure across the state, creates an early childhood education plan, and expands Medicaid coverage...

The Missoula County Commissioners are proposing a tax increase for county residents for the next fiscal year.

The city of Missoula has passed its fiscal year 2015 budget and Chief Administrative officer Bruce Bender says nearly two-thirds of that budget will go towards one type of expenditure.

On Wednesday, April 23, Missoula Mayor John Engen revealed his proposed budget for the city. The plan involves a 3.92 percent tax increase and a new tax district to fund police, firefighters and the courts, but not everyone is pleased with the plan.

All of this February snow is causing the city of Missoula to spend a lot more money than expected on deicing and snow removal. Missoula Street Superintendent Brian Hensel says he tacked on another 60,000 dollars of extra expenses just today (February 25).

On Tuesday, February 11, some Missoulians will get a chance to influence the 2015 city budget by playing a budget game, however, the venue is already nearly out of room. "We actually have over 150 people already signed up and a limit of only 200 spaces so if people are interested they should defiantly sign up and they can do that via the website which is strkingly...

In a surprising turn of events, the U.S. House of Representatives broke its four-year streak of intransigence on budgetary matters Wednesday by passing the Ryan-Murray budget. The bill passed with detractors on both sides and may pass the Senate too if it can gather some republican support...