This August marks 17 months since the passage of the federal stimulus package, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). During this time, states throughout the US spent billions of dollars and...
Read moreAs we move toward the 2023 legislative session, Montanans and legislators need to answer an important question: what do we do with $1.9 billion in state general fund surplus?[1] This surplus is a...
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