Dan Villa

Marilyn Bartlett, credited with saving Montana’s state employee health plan millions of dollars, is a busy consultant now, as states, counties and big businesses try to use her playbook to bring down hospital costs.

Montana officials have kicked their work into high gear now that federal funding is finally available to help build the long-delayed southwest Montana…

Republican legislative leaders are skeptical that the Bullock Administration's revenue projections are correct. Because of that they told reporters during…

Governor Steve Bullock’s office said today that state agencies must cut their budgets an additional 10 percent, in order to avoid a $227 million budget...

State revenues have again fallen short of lawmakers’ expectations and could trigger funding cuts across state agencies in the coming months.

There was a bit of déjà vu surrounding a bill that seeks to use coal tax money to pay for crumbling public works and state buildings.“I think the bill is…

State agencies are offering up about $5.5 million from their current budgets to help lawmakers shore up the state’s checkbook.Republican legislative…

Montana’s cash cushion has grown smaller since the 2015 Legislative session largely because of declining revenue from natural resource extraction and…