October 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act Invests in Clean Energy and Climate Resilience for Tribal Nations
American Indian and Alaska Native peoples are the first and original stewards of the land and waters in the United States. However, many tribal...
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October 2023
The Montana Housing Fairness Credit: Fixing the Great Tax Shift and Funding Schools
Everyone should have a safe place to sleep at night. Unfortunately, a growing number of Montanans are paying unsustainably high levels of rent, and...
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September 2023
Indian Education for All
Montana is the only state constitutionally requiring American Indian cultural heritage and history to be taught in classrooms. This provision is...
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August 2023
The Indian Child Welfare Act: What It Means to Protect Tribal Sovereignty
"Throughout Indian Territory, there are records of Indian agents being paid a bounty for rounding up kids to ship to the government boarding schools....
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July 2023
MBPC is looking for additional board members!
Are you or someone you know looking for leadership experience and interested in the inner workings of policymaking? The Montana Budget &...
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June 2023
HB 648: Bridging the Gap to Childcare
This session, the Montana Legislature passed HB 648, making major strides in addressing the lack of access to affordable child care in Montana. We...
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June 2023
Red Flag Warning: The First Round of Medicaid Redetermination Numbers Are In
Earlier this week, the Department of Public Health and Human Services posted data from the first month of the Medicaid redetermination process. For...
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May 2023
Montana is Systematically Denying Help to Hungry Families
Over the past few years, a troubling pattern has emerged – Montana lawmakers have been systematically denying hungry families chances to make ends...
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