Sen. Pat Flowers and Rep. Kim Abbott write, "We wanted to do a heck of a lot more, but Republicans were not interested in practical solutions for working Montanans."
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.
Since 2000, many have pointed to Montana as an example of purple state governance, where both Republicans and Democrats have narrow margins of dominance and share in governmental management.