taxes

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is projecting a budget shortfall of $34.4 million, staff told an interim budget committee this week.

Gov. Greg Gianforte is asking the Montana Supreme Court to take over a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a property tax bill passed by the 2025 Montana Legislature.

The measure is expected to bring in roughly $37 million per year by raising the state’s lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.75%.

Rental prices in Missoula continued to creep up in 2025 while developers also endured higher prices, including insurance and taxes, according to a new report.

Senate Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday demanding the administration refund businesses that paid tariffs to import goods into the United States.

The Missoula metropolitan area saw the median sales price across all housing types fall by 2.2% in 2025 while inventory has gown.

Montana homeowners now have more time to apply for reduced property tax rates after technical problems delayed the original deadline.

Saying it was the “best policy around,” Gov. Greg Gianforte said a flat income tax rate was a goal of his heading into the 2027 Legislative session.

Gov. Greg Gianforte restated his goal to again lower Montana’s top income tax rate and get the state to a “flat tax.”

Gov. Greg Gianforte restated his goal to again lower Montana’s top income tax rate and get the state to a “flat tax.”