Nov 18, 2024 · Montana lawmakers will head into the 2025 legislative session in a similar position they were in two years ago and will have to decide whether, and how, to reduce property tax assessment rates to keep property taxes from rising for many Montana homeowners – something they failed to do during the 2023 session.

Dec 18, 2024 · The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a district court ruling in the nation’s first constitutional climate change trial , affirming that the youth plaintiffs have a “fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment” while revoking two Montana statutes. The 70-page decision, authored by Chief Justice Mike McGrath, comes 16 months after Lewis and Clark District ...

Jan 2, 2025 · The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Gov. Greg Gianforte may have legitimate legal reasons to withhold documents that could shed light about which legislation he supports or opposes, but that he can’t refuse to turn those over without having a district court judge review them.

Jan 20, 2025 · The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a Billings lawmaker’s right to review a child-neglect-and-abuse case that the Gianforte administration had denied, citing attorney-client privilege. On Friday, the Montana Supreme Court unanimously sided with Rep. Bill Mercer, R-Billings, and aligned with the ...

Nov 27, 2024 · If you earn less than $26,700, you’ll see another $39 or so from the income tax cut proposed by Gov. Greg Gianforte, according to a budget analysis from a state policy nonprofit.

Dec 6, 2024 · Following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Montana’s 2024 general big game hunting season came to an end on Dec. 1. Hunters across the state had mixed results, with hunters in Montana’s western regions seeing increased harvests compared to 2023, while hunters in many of the eastern regions reported mixed or decreased harvest numbers.

Dec 31, 2024 · In front of a standing-room only crowd, the Flathead County Commissioners voted Tuesday to turn down a $9 million investment in affordable housing provided by the state and private entities, one of just three counties to vote against the homebuyer assistance program.

Dec 11, 2024 · The Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion Wednesday that allows a lower court’s injunction blocking the 2023 law that bans gender-affirming care for minors to stay in place, agreeing with the court that the law on its face likely violates the right to privacy in the state constitution.. Now that the state’s appeal of the preliminary injunction, which has been in place since September ...

Jan 7, 2025 · In a sprawling 155-page defense of Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, attorneys trying to stop him from being suspended from the State Bar for 90 days — and, by extension, pause his tenure as the state’s top lawyer — give a multitude of reasons why the state’s Supreme Court shouldn’t punish him, including invoking the First Amendment.

Nov 5, 2024 · Abortion protections will be enshrined in Montana’s Constitution and largely cannot be infringed upon by state lawmakers, Montanans overwhelmingly decided, passing Constitutional Initiative 128 by a 14-point margin of 57% to 43% as of Wednesday morning.