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In November 2022, the DOR told the Montana Legislature the amount it would need to lower tax rates for residential properties to keep taxes neutral in light of significant increases in reappraisals, some 46% on average. But the legislature, led by a Republican supermajority, did not do so.

Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Thursday the membership of a task force charged with formulating recommendations for ways the state could reduce the burden property taxes put on Montana residents.

The bipartisan group is charged with developing recommendations for 2025 Legislature.

Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Property Tax Task Force launched Thursday to be made up of state agency leaders, legislators, local officials, association representatives, economists, researchers, and other stakeholders.

The task force will hold its first meeting in February.

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the State of the Territory Comprehensive Report 2024 (TCR), the financial outlook for American Samoa highlights the collective work the Lemanu- Talaueg

 

Montana Department of Commerce Director Scott Osterman resigned this week after an internal probe found that he racked up more than $26,000 in disallowed govern

PLUS: Supreme Court stakes. From the reporters and editors of Montana Free Press

Montana Department of Commerce Director Scott Osterman resigned this week after an internal probe found that he racked up more than $26,000 in disallowed government expenses in possible violation of state law and policy.