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A proposed constitutional initiative that would have capped property taxes for residential owners has not garnered the signatures needed to appear on the November ballot, according to unofficial results from the Montana Secretary of State’s office.
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A decades-old precedent will continue to protect abortion access in Montana, for now. But Republican lawmakers are considering pathways to restrict access.
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Many marvel at what happened during the convention – delegates sat alphabetically instead of by party. Sitting legislators were barred from holding public office to avoid conflicts of interest.
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The Montana Constitution turned 50 years old this month. The people who wrote it, have studied it and created policy based on it are celebrating in Helena this week.
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Monday marked the 50th anniversary of the ratification of Montana’s constitution. Former delegates and governors will highlight a celebration of the state’s bill of rights at the Capitol next week.
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A Lewis and Clark County district judge has ruled that Montana’s attorney general and secretary of state did their due diligence in vetting a proposed constitutional initiative that, if passed, would cap property taxes.
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“Montana businesses are supportive of comprehensive tax reform. CI-121 is neither comprehensive, nor is it even reform," the Montana Chamber of Commerce executive director said. "It is a clumsy bludgeon, similar to a bull in a china closet."
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Delegates to Montana’s 1972 Constitutional Convention, and several progressive legal organizations, have filed briefs in support of a lawsuit challenging new state laws restricting access to abortion.
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Fifty years ago this week, delegates found consensus and signed a new state Constitution.
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A proposed ballot initiative could change the way Montana assesses property taxes. If voters approve it, Constitutional Initiative 121 could upend the state’s tax system.