Budget Troubles Loom Large Second Half of Legislative Session
This week the Legislative Fiscal Division released a 694-page HB 2 Narrative summarizing final Joint Appropriation Subcommittee action, comparing the...
Read moreThis week the Legislative Fiscal Division released a 694-page HB 2 Narrative summarizing final Joint Appropriation Subcommittee action, comparing the...
Read moreIn the coming weeks, Congressional House members could begin committee work on the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). MBPC released a...
Read moreThis week, Congressional House Republicans are aiming to move forward with a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), putting the health care of...
Read moreThis week, the Legislative Fiscal Division (LFD) released the first general fund status sheet for the 2017 legislative session. The status sheet...
Read moreIt can be hard to imagine that thousands of our neighbors struggle with hunger, yet that is the reality for the nearly 140,000 Montanans living in...
Read moreWe need a state Earned Income Tax Credit. Here’s Why. A state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), like the federal credit, could go a long way to...
Read moreKids don’t usually get too excited about things like tax credits. But they do appreciate things like being healthy, doing well in school, and having...
Read moreThis Wednesday, the Montana legislature will have a hearing on a bill that could help brighten the prospects of working Montana families. The bill is...
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