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Former governor sounds off on property tax debacle
How did the largest percentage of Republicans elected in Montana history grow government at the fastest rate in st…
Let’s keep our communities stable, safe and healthy
In 2023, Congress ended that protection and required states to redetermine eligibility for Medicaid recipients, increasing red tape and government hurdles for programs that keep our kids safe and healthy.
Concern over Gianforte’s property tax increases
Recently, a young friend reached out, concerned about his $100 monthly mortgage increase and he didn’t know why. That’s a lot of money - $1,200 a year.
Time for accountability
The all-Republican Commission approved a 28% rate hike, the majority of which falls on small businesses and residential users – renters and homeowners.
Montana Supreme Court protects taxpayers and students equally
The reduction in uniform mills would have reduced taxes for out-of-state corporations by millions per year. By comparison, this change would have reduced an average homeowner’s property taxes by only $45 per year.
A 2023 Political Recap: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
When we look back on the last year, all these changes and more were brought you by one party and its supermajority: Montana Republicans.
Pride of a craft
America was built by a lot of people with dirty hands. They are still building it.
Southern border is a national security risk
Montana is a northern border state with a southern border crisis.
The truth about your home’s property tax increase
As we prepare to write an actual check for our home property taxes, we are livid.
Strengthening the integrity of Montana’s elections
We’re now less than a year out from one of the biggest elections in Montana history.
A bad recipe for our republic
They talked to those 4,347 voters about 13 months after the 2020 election and based on what the voters told them got the facts, or at least the facts as the voters could remember them more than a year after they vo…
Just another day in paradise
Revolted by this latest massacre, a friend called me and said: “Do you know we’ve killed more people by gun violence in the last two years in America, than civilians killed by Russia in Ukraine.”
Killed or maimed by a product? The Montana Legislature says, ‘Good luck'
In the face of this record, it is shocking that your 2023 legislature not only effectively eliminated strict liability for dangerous products, it also barred all claims against manufacturers filed more than 10 year…
Talking actual property tax numbers
The complexity of Montana's property tax system requires data-driven solutions over partisan finger-pointing.
$100 million rate heist?
On Wednesday, the Commission unanimously approved a 28% rate increase from last year, the majority of which will fall on small businesses and residential users – renters and homeowners.
Dysfunctional Forest Service needs an attitude adjustment
I recently read the article “Stimson Lumber owner expresses criticism of U.S. Forest Service” (CEO Andrew Miller) with great interest.