In a presentation to state legislators this week, the Montana Legislative Fiscal Division reported in 2020 and 2021 Montana saw a surge of high-income out-of-state newcomers moving from places like California, Washington and Colorado. The total incomes of new residents included a higher percentage of capital gains and higher incomes than peopl...
New Reports Detail Housing Shortage In Montana
The housing crisis in Montana is becoming more real. In 2021, for every Montanan that moved out of state, four out-of-staters moved in with Montana seeing 70,000 transplants from California alone. In 2021, 24% of all real estate transactions here were paid for in cash. Most buyers are coming from out of state as folks leave high-priced urban m...
Governor Gianforte Secures Additional Firefighting Resources From Other States
Governor Greg Gianforte today announced he secured the assistance of Utah and California for Montana’s wildland fire response. Utah will send two task forces to Montana for a total of seven engines and 25 personnel, and California will send one strike team with five engines and 20 personnel. Through a mutual aid system states can share resourc...
Western States Severely Impacted By Wildfires
Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states Tuesday and the largest in Oregon threatened a portion of California’s power supply. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, nearly 60 wildfires tore through bone-dry timber and brush from Alaska to Wyoming and Montana Idaho a...