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Wonky Word Wednesdays: 1115 Waiver

The tabling of the Healthy Montana Plan HB249 on March 6th without debate or amendments was a sad day for the 70,000 Montanans still waiting for...

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Transmittal Update

As both chambers wrap up their work this week ahead of today's transmittal deadline, it is worth taking a moment to highlight where things stand on...

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Wonky Word Wednesdays: Transmittal

You may have noticed a lot of action swirling around at the Capitol over the past two weeks. Legislators have been taking executive action on bills...

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Tuition Tax Credits: A Bad Bargain

Ensuring that our children receive the best education possible should be our collective goal. The state of Montana has one of the best public...

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The Truth About Tax Cuts: Lessons from Other States

Over the past several weeks a number of bills have come before the legislature aimed at cutting taxes, in total estimated to cut more than $300...

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Wonky Word Wednesdays: Structural Balance

I hope you are ready this week because Wonky Word Wednesdays is going to turn up the wonk factor. Over the summer, you learned about how budgets at...

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Indian Country 2015 Legislative Update

A number of new and continuing initiatives impacting Indian Country are under consideration by the legislature this session. Among the efforts is a...

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Wonky Word Wednesday - Ending Fund Balance

This session – like most sessions – there is an ongoing discussion about what Montana’s “ending fund balance” should and will be. But there...

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