March 2017
A Budget Built on a House of Cards?
Today, the legislative fiscal division (LFD) released its weekly general fund status sheet, providing us a glimpse at where we stand with general fund...
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Today, the legislative fiscal division (LFD) released its weekly general fund status sheet, providing us a glimpse at where we stand with general fund...
Read moreSenate Finance & Claims met on Tuesday to take executive action on HB 2. You can find all the amendments online here (third tab). The Legislative...
Read moreThis session, the Montana legislature is considering legislation to create a state earned income credit - the Working Families Credit - to provide...
Read moreFollowing two lengthy days of hearings, the House Appropriations Committee made amendments to HB 2 on Thursday and Friday and passed it out of...
Read moreWho has the most to lose from capping Medicaid spending? In yesterday’s blog, we talked about some of the recent proposals by Congress to impose a...
Read moreThis week, House Republicans are aiming to begin marking up the repeal of ACA. House leaders have announced a plan that would drastically alter...
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...
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