Budget

County officials said local residents would have seen a tax decrease this year if not for the increased value of homes. The Legislature's failure to lower the residential tax rate from 1.35% to .94%, as recommended by DOR, also played a role.

In a four-hour show of priorities and opinions, the Missoula City Council on Wednesday considered a long list of amendments to the new city budget that would either add new costs or cut them.

Unreliable equipment and changing expectations around policing are fueling new requests in this year's Missoula Police Department budget, including the need for dependable car and body cameras, and several new vehicles.

One freshman member of the Missoula City Council voted against paying the city's bills this week while criticizing what he believes is a lack of transparency in the budgeting process.

With the budgeting season set to kick off, members of the Missoula City Council this week set the rules that will guide the process and time it with the state's release of its latest tax valuations.

University of Montana Director of Strategic Communications Dave Kuntz appeared on Talk Back this week to talk about several issues, including the response to COVID-19 and the school’s budget.

Vinton said one of their goals is to create more jobs in Montana, but that can’t be done until more businesses open.

The financial website WalletHub has determined that Missoula, Montana is the 7th best run city in the United States.

In 2019, the Missoula International Airport set another new record for passenger travel, according to Airport Director Chris Jensen.

There was a lot of snow left on Missoula’s streets late in the year and it created a perfect recipe for potholes.