Tara Jensen

SNAP Helps Grow a Healthy Workforce and a Healthy Economy

The Farm Bill is an Essential Piece of Legislation for Montana The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, provides critical support for Montana families to help put food on the table...

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Was the $208,698 special Montana legislative session worth it? Depends who you ask

Great Falls Tribune So was it or wasn’t it? Was November’s special session of the state Legislature called by the governor necessary? Did lawmakers have to convene in Helena for about two days...

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Investments in Affordable Housing for Renters Strengthens Montana Communities

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Montana budget cuts: Looking back, and moving forward

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Policy report: Statewide rent prices rising faster than national average

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Montana's poor more burdened by housing costs than others

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105-unit affordable housing complex proposed for former Skyvew trailer park site

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Problems with a Statewide Sales Tax: Montana Needs to Help (Not Hurt) Families

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MyVyllage: Missoula start-up mentors new child care businesses, connects families

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MBPC Hosts Legislative Candidate Budget Education Sessions

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Growth and taxes: Can Alaska’s local option sales tax system prove a model for Montana?

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New Efforts to Increase Tourism in Indian Country

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Montana Budget & Policy Center

Shaping policy for a stronger Montana.

MBPC is a nonprofit organization focused on providing credible and timely research and analysis on budget, tax, and economic issues that impact low- and moderate-income Montana families.