Education advocates sue 56 counties over property tax dispute
A coalition of education advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday against all 56 Montana counties, asking the Montana Supreme Court to issue an emergency order curtailing a tax revolt that has many county commissions refusing to collect the full amount of the state’s “95 mill” school equalization property tax.
The suit is brought by the Montana Quality Education Coalition, which represents school districts across the state, the Montana Federation of Public Employees and the Montana School Boards Association, among other members...
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