Dick Barrett

A group of Montana lawmakers studying tax reform decided on Tuesday to not recommend a statewide sales tax bill to the next Legislature. While the Tax…

A letter drafted by the Montana speaker of the House asks Gov. Steve Bullock to consider reducing government spending over concerns about declining state…

HELENA -- A bill in the Montana Legislature would mean voters would no longer be asked every 10 years to reauthorize the six-mill levy, a property tax for…

Montana’s Gross State Product, wages and personal income are expected to grow between 3 and 4 percent each of the next few years, according to reports…

Late last year Montana lawmakers carved about $170 million from state spending. That led to big cuts – for example, the state health department lost 4.5…

A United States Supreme Court ruling issued Thursday means Montana businesses may have to start collecting a sales tax when they sell their products…

Montana Legislators are considering a temporary increase in lodging and car rental taxes to preserve some government services slated to be cut to...

A bill in the Montana Senate would reverse a 2015 Montana Supreme Court decision that allowed online travel companies, like Expedia and hotels.com, to…

Backers of a ballot initiative that they say is all about brain research argue that it would fund critically needed scientific inquiry into conditions…

Montana Democrats gathered in the Capitol Friday trying to poke holes in the Republican campaign that’s challenging their party’s control of the state’s…