MBPC Staff

Montana invested $300 million to overhaul its behavioral health system. Now, it needs to spend more.

Carly Graf, Lee Enterprises, 12/09/24 After 18 months spent examining how to spend $300 million to address shortages in Montana’s hobbled behavioral health system, the nine-member commission of...

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Republican “Homestead Act,” two flagship Democrat tax relief bills begin hearings in Montana House

Clayton Murphy, UM Legislative News Service via Lewiston News-Argus, Jan. 27 2025 Lawmakers heard first testimony last week on major property tax bills from both sides of the aisle — the...

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Bill to increase business equipment exemption earns bipartisan support in Senate

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Morningstar announces second tuition increase in 13 months

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