Great news for our fellow veterans here in Montana, and especially our military retiree friends- you will now see 50% of your military pension EXEMPT from Montana state income taxes.
Rep. Mary Caferro writes, "The GOP supermajority and Governor could have done something to help ordinary Montanans but they instead served the interests of whiskey and steak slinging lobbyists, not you."
Montana Reps. Matt Rosendale and Ryan Zinke were among a monitory of House Republicans to vote against a stopgap spending measure that kept the government open.
The state's shift in property taxes away from corporations to homeowners is reaching a breaking point as households struggle, Missoula city officials said.
County officials said local residents would have seen a tax decrease this year if not for the increased value of homes. The Legislature's failure to lower the residential tax rate from 1.35% to .94%, as recommended by DOR, also played a role.
Missoula County on Tuesday placed its official support behind an effort lead by Beaverhead County that's challenging the state's “consistent” levying of certain mills despite a provision in Montana law that requires a reduction in mills when taxable values increase.
In a four-hour show of priorities and opinions, the Missoula City Council on Wednesday considered a long list of amendments to the new city budget that would either add new costs or cut them.
Cue up Jerry Maguire and "SHOW ME THE MONEY!" If you're a Montana taxpayer, chances are- you already got your income tax rebates in your bank account. Tuesday marks day one for you to also apply for your property tax rebates.
While households work to cover a 19% rate increase from NorthWestern Energy, the City of Missoula also is facing rising electrical costs, and a portion of that will be passed on to residents within the city's 52 street lighting districts.
What a response from State Senator Greg Hertz (R-Polson). If you haven't been following the news lately, Montana Democrats are pretending to care about property taxes...