2023 Montana Legislature and Politics

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Rosendale moves to strip Rocky Mountain Lab research funding

The move comes following a series of unfounded claims by Rosendale regarding the Hamilton lab on social media.

States Begin to Address Media Literacy Through Legislation

New Jersey becomes the latest state to sign a bill centering media literacy in schools, raising further awareness of the need for widespread media literacy policies. But more needs to be done, say experts.

The Coming Fight Over Municipal Financial Data

Rapidly developing AI-powered technology is making it easier to appropriate the public sector’s financial information for proprietary uses. Businesses that slice and dice this data should be renters, not owners.

Wyoming lawmakers reject California’s property tax system despite GOP backing

After a state-funded study highlighted a deficient legal framework and the potential for depleted state revenue, a committee left the proposed legislation behind.

Gov. Greg Gianforte talks property taxes on Montana This Morning

Including incentives to attract veterans to Montana.

What Montana’s mayor-elects say they’ll do

Voters elected new mayors in Missoula, Bozeman and Great Falls.

What is Montana doing to address climate change: Part 1

Welcome to the Big Why, a series from Montana Public Radio where we find out what we can discover together. I’m your host, Austin Amestoy. This is a show about listener-powered reporting. We’ll answer questions, big or small, about anything under the Big Sky. By Montanans for Montana, this is The Big Why.

AI-Enabled Automation Streamlines Local Government Finance

Since the implementation of the platform, McCreery said invoice processing is being completed within a day or two, whereas previously, the process could take a week or longer. In contrast to the paper-based process, the process can now begin instantaneously.

New tax break hopes to draw military veterans to Montana, says governor

During a visit to Red Oxx, a second-generation veteran-owned business in Billings, the governor highlighted Senate Bill 104, sponsored by Sen. John Fuller, R-Kalispell, that exempts up to 50 percent of military retirement pay from the state income tax.

Butte chief executive blames state for rising property taxes

“I’m not trying to pick a fight with the governor, but the governor has said that local governments are the cause of the property taxes going up and that’s simply not true,” said Butte Chief Executive J.P. Gallagher.

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