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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 ...
The goose hisses
Because of the biennial reappraisal of residential property most Montanans are faced with huge increases in the values of their homes and the Montana Department of Revenue has done its best to get our attention.
No more room left to disagree?
Can you love your country if you hate half of the people in it, simply because they disagree with you?
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
Heat is the deadliest kind of weather and kills an average of twice as many people as are killed by tornadoes and hurricanes, according to The Lever.
In support of the 'Sound of Freedom'
The movie exposes the profoundly dark subject of the fastest growing criminal and unspeakably evil enterprise on earth, sex trafficking.
Valuing the American worker
And, somehow, because they lost track of that, Democrats seemed to give up on the working person and specialize on helping those of the special categories that we all know are important, but not to the exclusion ...
Public participation in FWP carnivore management is a sham
Wildlife is part of the public trust. The state has a duty to manage wildlife for the public and for future generations.
Facts on property tax and a billion bucks back
State and local governments don’t need huge additional amounts of inflationary money, so the actual tax bills will be less than this initial estimate.
Secretary Jacobsen: Supporting public lands while following the law
I was recently made aware of a social media campaign soliciting money claiming to fight for interests that I support and will continue to support: local control and public lands.
Tax relief or cover up?
And ask your legislators and governor to do what is right and stop this dramatic rise in property taxes.
Coming soon to Montana politics: Property tax revolt
Those with good memories will recall when a citizen property tax initiative, I-105, was on the ballot in 1986.
More property tax consternation
Make no mistake, the tax increase is permanent and the rebate is ONE TIME ONLY. There are programs that could use the state surplus to help people.
Property taxes
We rely heavily on property taxes to fund state and local government, a balanced tax package would be equal parts of income, property and sales taxes.
Election deniers are controlling local elections. What could go wrong?
This conspiracy has been thoroughly debunked in Montana and across the country. But election deniers persist in claiming evil forces are manipulating elections.
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
Multnomah County in Oregon is suing 17 major oil companies for their role in causing the climate crisis that triggered the 2021 heat dome, which killed 69 people in that county.