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DPHHS budget fails to quell concerns about public benefits access

Carly Graf, Montana Standard, 01/17/24 Calls from more than 60 organizations to better fund public assistance programs have, some say, not been heeded by the Montana health department, eliciting...

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Montana workforce housing tax credit gets bipartisan support in House

Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan, 1/16/24 A workforce housing tax credit bill moved ahead Thursday in the Montana House with significant bipartisan support. Modeled after the federal Low-Income...

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Montana lawmakers eye child care challenges for the 2025 session

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Montana invested $300 million to overhaul its behavioral health system. Now, it needs to spend more.

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Local governments seek statewide housing solutions through proposed budget

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Proposed tax cuts would benefit top earners more than lower- and middle-income residents

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Here's what's in Gov. Gianforte's $18 billion budget proposal

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Gianforte says he'll cut income taxes; critics say it fails to help working Montanans

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