A constitutional initiative that would cap the rate of growing property taxes may be on the midterm ballot. It has some Montanans worrying that would have certain unwanted consequences. Matthew Monforton is a proponent for CI-121 and said on Voices of Montana recently this would not be the case. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/upl...
Montana CPA Details IRS Challenges With 2021 Tax Returns
Many federal tax filers have yet to receive their returns from 2021 but the Internal Revenue Service begins the 2022 tax season Monday. With this in mind, Montana CPA for Eide Bailey Ronald Yates Jr. advises Montanans to file early electronically and with as little paperwork as possible. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022...
Montana Begins Distribution Of Rapid COVID-19 Tests
Rapid tests for COVID-19 have begun to arrive across Montana and Tuesday the federal government activated the website covidtests.gov where free at-home COVID-19 tests can be ordered. University of Washington Medicine Pathologist Dr. Geoff Baird says rapid antigen tests are a good go-to if you are feeling sick which maybe be COVID-19 symptoms. ...
Montana Groups Challenging Voter Registration Laws
Three groups representing young people in Montana hope to stop a slate of election laws from going into effect before the state’s primary in June challenging three laws passed by the Legislature in 2021. They include an end to election-day registration and stricter voter ID laws that require another form of identification with a student ID. Ry...
Montana Among States With Fewest Highway Safety Laws
Advocates for highway and auto safety have released their annual edition of the Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws a safety action plan for state legislators, governors and the U.S. Department of Transportation to address motor vehicle crash deaths. This year Montana ranks among the bottom three states in the country in adopting recommended ...
Energy Stipends May Increase For Winter Energy Demands
A state rental aid program is providing financial aid to Montanans facing housing insecurity this winter. Cheryl Cohen with the Department of Commerce says it’s considering changing the monthly stipend for energy bills because the current level may not be enough during the harsh Montana winters as energy costs continue to increase. https://nor...
Montana Still Lacking Available Truck Drivers
Some of the supply chain problems can be boiled down to, among other things, not enough people to deliver goods. Mike Wilson owner and CEO of Billings-based Whitewood Transport on Voices of Montana during Business days last week had the numbers to prove it. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1-17_1137.mp3
Yellowstone National Park Bison Protection To Be Reviewed By Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. District of Columbia Judge Randolph Moss has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revisit its decision regarding a denial of evidence submitted by bison advocates in an attempt to have Yellowstone National Park’s bison protected under the Endangered Species Act. Whether the issue will get more attention now that Martha Williams, ...
EPA Administrator To Visit Montana Areas In 2022
KC Becker was named as the new administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8 which includes Montana last November. In an Interview with the Montana Standard Friday, the Colorado lawyer said a she’s looking forward to visiting Butte and Anaconda this summer along with other Montana locales. An early priority will ...
Lawsuit Filed To Halt Property Tax Initiative
A lawsuit filed last week challenging a new ballot initiative that would cap residential property taxes argues further review is needed before Montanans should be allowed to vote on it. Senate Minority Leader Jill Cohenour believes it would be in the state’s best interest to leave it off the ballot and to educate taxpayers on what property tax...