Budget panel gives initial OK to $570 million infrastructure package, $102 million in bonds
A state budget panel has proposed $570.2 million in infrastructure spending for the next biennium, including $102.2 million in bonding, to cover projects ranging from local wastewater upgrades to the completion of the Montana Heritage Center museum. The 2019 session finally saw a break in a nearly decade-long stalemate between Republicans and Democrats who had been at odds over how to pay for both rural projects and big-ticket priorities in urban areas. A pair of bills passed that year established a framework for a mix of cash and general-obligation bonds that both sides found palatable. Miss...
Source: helenair.com