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Gov. Greg Gianforte announced a $1 billion tax cut proposal recently as part of his budget plans for the next two years.

A string of recent columnists have defended the trillion dollar spending proposals being debated in Washington right now, along with the taxes required to fund them. Rose Bender’s recent op-ed

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - The Montana Legislature is looking at a House Bill proposal that could promote school privatization more than ever. The Montana Budget & Policy Center says this proposal could be a huge benefit for private schools, but not so much for the public schools. House Bill 279 proposes to increase the qualified education tax credit to $200,000 from its current limit of $150, for 100% of the private school contribution. With public education making 22% of state and local spending in Montana in 2018, this proposal could divert public funding from public schools. "Well, the tuition ...

HELENA — Montana lawmakers are again considering a previously vetoed measure intended to spur broadband development by offering telecom companies property tax breaks for constructing internet lines. The measure, proposed by Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, in this year’s Legislature as Senate Bill 51, aims to address what lawmakers and lobbyists testifying before the Senate Taxation Committee Tuesday called an obvious gap in 21st-century Montana infrastructure: places where residents still don’t have access to reliable broadband. Participants in last week’s hearing, howev...