Montana Senate Leaders Urge Governor Gianforte to Veto Spending Bills Amid Concerns of Budget Deficit Montana Senate leaders are calling on Governor Greg Gianforte to use his veto power to rein in state spending. Senate President Matt Regier and Senate Finance Chairman Carl Glimm, both Republicans, raised concerns after a new report from the Legislative Fiscal Division projected Montana’s budget

Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs Montana has 22 Head Start and Early Head Start programs across roughly 20 locations serve over 3,000 children designed to address the unique needs of the communities they serve. According to a spreadsheet mistakenly made public this week the Trump administration plans to

‘Sine die’ motions bring the Montana Legislature’s 2025 session to a close. The 69th Montana Legislature ended Wednesday after authorizing residential property tax relief and finalizing spending measures including a $16.6 billion budget bill to fund the state’s operations for the next two years. The House wrapped up its business with little fanfare at 12:59 in the afternoon while it

Second-home tax bills advance aiming to reduce tax bills for homeowners landlords Governor Greg Gianforte’s signature property tax relief measure advanced Tuesday toward final legislative votes. Now contained in House Bill 231 and Senate Bill 542 it would scale back taxes on primary residences and long-term rentals and avoid cuts to local government services by pushing taxes up on second

‘Montana’s photo voter ID bill heads to Governor’s desk’ Photo voter identification is headed to the Governor’s desk. Senate Bill 276 enacts photo ID voting in Montana and elevates several forms of identification providing Montana voters with a wide variety of photo ID options when voting. The bill also elevates tribal photo identification cards for Montana’s Native American voters. Governor