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...
Montana Democratic Party Condemns Attorney General’s Involvement In Hospital Incident
Montana House Minority Leader Kim Abbott and Senate Minority Leader Jill Cohenour responded to a report Tuesday published by the Legislature’s special counsel regarding Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s involvement in a patient’s treatment at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena. Abbott called the incident an example of public officials using their ...
House & Senate Leaders Urge Governor Gianforte To Take Further Action Addressing Crowded Hospitals
Senate Minority Leader Jill Cohenour and House Minority Leader Kim Abbott sent a letter to Governor Greg Gianforte Tuesday asking him to take urgent concrete action to address extreme stresses on hospital capacity in the wake of rising in COVID-19 cases. The last several weeks have seen Montana report some of the worst COVID-19 case numbers of...