Legislature wraps after months of work on taxes, health policy, education funding
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Interior Department pledges to reduce environmental reviews for large projects to ‘weeks’
The Interior Department on April 23, 2025, outlined a process for a 28-day review of the environmental impact statements that accompany large energy projects proposed for federal land.
The Session | The end approaches
The 69th Legislature is starting week 17, it’s likely the last week of the session. Political tension are roiling as lawmakers narrow in on the final pieces of the state budget and property tax relief.
Gianforte signs $278-million-a-year income tax cut measure
House Bill 337, which Gov. Greg Gianforte called the largest tax cut in state history, scales the state’s top-bracket tax rate down from 5.9% to 5.4% over the next two years. It also raises the maximum threshold for the state’s lower tax bracket, where income is taxed at a lower 4.7% rate, and expands a…
Non-profit says Venezuelan man arrested by federal agents in Whitefish was in U.S. legally
Rengifo del Castillo was pulled over in Whitefish and detained by the U.S. Border Patrol. It’s unclear what led to his detention, and federal authorities declined to comment.
‘A year of unknowns’ for Montana tourism
As the scope of President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada and other long-time allies has expanded, the impact on visitation to Montana — a cornerstone industry in places like the Flathead Valley — is coming into focus with declining border crossings and increasing hotel cancellations.
Legislature passes bill to allow tribes to enter into cannabis compacts
In the agreements, tribes and the governor’s office can negotiate things like tax revenue deals for the state and tribes, whether a dispensary can operate on a reservation and how much cannabis tribes can grow and sell, among other things.
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