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Senate Republicans are moving quickly on an infrastructure bill. The Senate Finance and Claims committee on a 15-3 vote Friday afternoon approved a nearly…
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House Democrats say they won’t support a new House Republican infrastructure proposal that would issue bonds to pay for rural water, wastewater, some road…
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The House Appropriations committee unanimously approved a bill to pay for some capital improvement projects for numerous state facilities. The committee’s…
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Schools, the state of Montana, and local governments all benefit from revenue from coal, directly and indirectly. Besides income and property taxes,…
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Funding to fix ailing public works projects cleared the first legislative hurdle in the joint appropriations subcommittee on Long Range Planning.The panel…
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Governor Steve Bullock urged lawmakers to pass bills to help businesses grow and expand. He says one way to do that is give businesses an incentive to…
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A state senator from Kalispell is proposing a new process to pay for Montana’s public works projects.Senate Bill 162 asks lawmakers for $40 million to go…
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State Senator Mike Phillips, D-Bozeman, had a local option sales tax bill drafted, even though past Legislatures have rejected such proposals.Phillips…
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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…
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In principal, the main bill that funds road, water, and other infrastructure projects continues to have broad support.“We do fully support the notion of…