2023 Montana Legislature and Politics

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Rep. Mark Thane: Mill math shows lighter tax hit in Montana

Missoula continues to grow, and with it the demand for public services like law enforcement, fire safety and schools will grow. Additionally, inflation impacts all the entities supported by property tax. Missoulians will almost certainly experience a tax increase, but not one of the magnitude estimated on the appraisal notices.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte issued 26 vetoes on bills passed by the 2023 Legislature. Here’s a complete list.

Almost two months after the conclusion of the 2023 Montana Legislature May 2, Gov. Greg Gianforte has finished issuing signatures and vetoes on the more than 800 measures passed by legislators this year.

OPI hosts virtual forum on Montana’s charter school bills – Legal challenge launched against charter school law, alleging violation of state Constitution

The complaint laid out a string of arguments alleging that House Bill 562 violates the Montana Constitution in its use of taxpayer funds to support charters and the exemption it grants those schools from compliance with existing teacher licensing and school quality regulations.

Montana lawmakers override governor’s veto of appropriations bill tied to marijuana revenue measure

Legislators overrode another veto issued by Gov. Greg Gianforte this week, this time an appropriations bill that includes the mechanism to send marijuana tax money to a habitat improvement program through another vetoed bill that several groups have sued over.

Montana Legislature Delivers on Workforce Housing Promise

These investments will leverage an additional $400-600 million in economic activity associated with workforce housing.

Montana Counties unite to overturn Governor Gianforte’s marijuana tax veto

Marijuana, road maintenance and access to public lands. It’s an odd intersection of divergent political interests, yet they’ve been brought together in opposition to a questionable veto by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte to a bipartisan bill that would have allocated more marijuana tax receipts to maintaining county roads.

Parent-teacher coalition sues Montana over a new public charter school law

The lawsuit alleges the law is unconstitutional and creates a “separate and unequal system of state-subsidized private schools.” The policy allows communities to found charter schools that are not beholden to state education regulations or publicly-elected school boards, but receive state funding.