February 2021
Update: SNAP Proposed and Enacted Changes to Help Families
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has helped individuals and families keep food on their table and avoid hunger during this time...
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has helped individuals and families keep food on their table and avoid hunger during this time...
Read moreNearly every session a bill comes before the Legislature seeking to exempt social security income from all Montana income taxes, and every session the...
Read moreThe first action of the Joint Appropriations/Finance & Claims Joint Subcommittee for Health and Human Services cut nearly $1 billion from the base...
Read moreWith the 2021 Montana legislative session less than a month away, decisions made by our state level policymakers will determine how Montanans weather...
Read moreGoing into Montana’s 2021 legislative session, there is a lot of attention on the growth in Montana’s state budget over the past decade. The...
Read moreAs Montanans prepare to enter what is sure to be a tough winter, the need for economic relief has never been clearer. In recent weeks, Montana’s...
Read moreThe Montana Budget & Policy Center is soliciting proposals to provide lobbying services for the 2021 Legislative Session. Our legislative agenda...
Read moreOur previous blog, Tribal Sovereignty During COVID-19, covered the actions tribal nations have taken in reservations across Montana to protect public...
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