MBPC Staff

Montana’s stubborn childcare conundrum

Alex Sakariassen, May 22, 2024 - Montana Free Press and Open Campus Lauren Cochrane, 34, perched at the head of a long wooden table, phone in hand, checking her workday schedule out loud. One...

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2025 Federal Tax Factsheet: What's At Stake in Montana?

The 2017 federal tax law benefitted the wealthy and corporations, with the wealthiest 1 percent receiving annual tax cuts of over $61,000 while the bottom 60 percent received on average less than...

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