In recent years, Montana has received federal funding annually to support affordable housing and homelessness programs. Even the current level of...
Read moreMontana is in an affordable housing crisis. For a household to afford a fair market rent two-bedroom apartment without spending more than 30 percent...
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Read moreNext year, the Montana Legislature must make a critical decision about maintaining Montana’s current Medicaid program. Montanans overwhelmingly...
Read moreTribal consultation is a formal, two-way, government-to-government dialogue between representatives of Tribal Nations and of the United States. It...
Read moreThe 2017 federal tax law benefitted the wealthy and corporations, with the wealthiest 1 percent receiving annual tax cuts of over $61,000 while the...
Read moreIn May 2023, Montana’s Behavioral Health System for Future Generations Committee proposed and requested funding for a Fair Market Rent Reevaluation...
Read moreIn 2024, the Montana Legislature invested $300 million in Montana’s behavioral and developmental disability health system by creating the...
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