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Montana lawmakers eye child care challenges for the 2025 session

Alex Sakariassen, Montana Free Press, December 10, 2025 At the start of the 2025 Montana Legislature, lawmakers are poised to debate an array of economic challenges facing parents and providers in...

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

Carly Graf, Lee Enterprises, 12/09/24 After 18 months spent examining how to spend $300 million to address shortages in Montana’s hobbled behavioral health system, the nine-member commission of...

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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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Montana lawmakers told property taxes could rise again if assessment rate unchanged

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Battle to live: Billings woman survives breast cancer, sheds light on survivors' struggles

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