House fails to override veto of Regier tax bill
HELENA — House Republicans on Tuesday failed to muster the two-thirds majority needed to override Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock’s veto of a major income tax reduction passed by the Legislature.
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Income-tax cut headed to governor; veto looms
HELENA— The House has endorsed Senate amendments to one of the major tax reduction bills of the session, but it faces a likely veto from Gov. Steve Bullock.
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Senate approves Regier's tax-cut measure
HELENA — A bill to cut state individual income taxes by about $42 million a year passed the Senate Wednesday over the protests of the Democratic leader who said it was fiscally imprudent.
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Panel OKs coal tax bill on party-line vote
HELENA — On a party-line vote, a Senate committee on Monday endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment to change the distribution of the coal severance tax and use some of the money as a permanent source of infrastructure.
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Panel votes to abolish death penalty
HELENA — By a slim margin, the House Judiciary Committee has endorsed a bill to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole.
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Tax break linked to student loans
HELENA — A Winnett legislator wants to provide employers with tax credits if they help pay down their employees’ student loans.
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Zinke calls for ground troops
HELENA — Disagreeing with President Barack Obama, U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, said Wednesday it will take ground operations for the U.S. armed forces to defeat ISIS terrorists in the Middle East.
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Reappraisal bill gets mixed response
HELENA — A major bill to revise the state’s reappraisal process and reduce the reappraisal cycle to two years from the current six years drew mixed reviews Wednesday, but its sponsor was confident most issues can be worked out.
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Appropriations panel passes pair of tax-cut bills
HELENA — Over the objections of Democrats, the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee pushed out on party-line votes two bills to reduce state taxes by $120 million over the next two years.
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State House backs more tax cut bills
HELENA — The House on Monday endorsed another tax reduction, with this one cutting state property taxes across the board and reducing state revenues by about $13 million a year.
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House GOP splits up building bill
HELENA — House Republicans said Thursday they are splitting Gov. Steve Bullock’s single infrastructure bill into at least seven separate bills and would eliminate most of the governor’s proposed use of bonding to finance projects.
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Pot bills wafting into Legislature
HELENA — Marijuana once again will be an issue at the Legislature, with a number of bills anticipated, from possibly decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of pot to banning medical marijuana.
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Bill advances on selection process for top political cop
HELENA — The Senate on Thursday endorsed a bill changing how the state commissioner of political practices is chosen and adding certain qualifications.
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Tax-cut bills spark debate
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State pension funds show marked improvement
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Montana lawmakers receive ethics training
HELENA — Members of Montana’s part-time citizen Legislature received ethics training Wednesday, with much of the discussion about potential conflicts of interest.
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Bullock taps Republican to carry infrastructure bill
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New lawmaker posts comment comparing Dems to slaveholders
State Sen.-elect Nels Swandal, R-Wilsall, recently shared on his Facebook page a post from someone else showing a drawing of slaves working in a field and with a caption comparing the Democratic Party to slaveholders.
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Longtime legislator censured
The Flathead County Republican Central Committee has unanimously censured veteran state Sen. Bruce Tutvedt, R-Kalispell, for misconduct and undermining the credibility of local Republicans.
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Contested races likely for legislative leadership
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GOP group leaked news of Walsh plagiarism
The National Republican Senatorial Committee leaked to the New York Times an analysis showing that Sen. John Walsh had plagiarized much of his final paper at the Army War College, according to a report Thursday by Politico.
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Rice seeks re-election as justice
HELENA -- Montana Supreme Court Justice Jim Rice said he's seeking re-election because he's pleased with his work on the court and the progress the court has made the past decade in its approach to deciding cases.
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Herbert challenging Rice for Supreme Court
Montana Supreme Court candidate W. David Herbert of Billings said he decided to challenge veteran Justice Jim Rice for the court after reading the justice's opinion in a 2013 case.
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Daines mostly ignores jabs from Curtis in Senate debate
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Fellows: Libertarian says he's the true fiscal conservative
HELENA — Mike Fellows said he’s running for the U.S. House for three reasons: to try to balance the federal budget, reduce the federal debt and protect Second Amendment gun rights.
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Zinke: GOP candidate touts leadership background
BUTTE — Speaking to the Montana Medical Association trustees recently, House candidate Ryan Zinke of Whitefish wasted no time telling the doctors what he thinks will happen to the Affordable Care Act.
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Zinke fundraising effort soars
HELENA — Republican U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke had a colossal fundraising quarter, raising more money over the past three months than Democrat John Lewis has collected throughout his entire campaign.
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Silver Bow and Missoula: Bluest of the blue counties
When a candidate knocks on a door in Butte, the first question some voters ask is if the politician is a Democrat.
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Study: Montana tax system fairest among states
The personal finance website Wallet Hub has ranked Montana’s state and local tax system as the fairest in the country.
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Sen. Tester pushing three public land bills
HELENA — Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said Friday he will look for opportunities to get the Senate to pass three public-land related bills before the election, but called the prospects doubtful this session.
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Money sources vary for congressional candidates
HELENA — Democrat John Lewis and Republican Ryan Zinke are taking opposite approaches in their campaign fundraising for the U.S. House, with Lewis relying heavily on individual Montana donors as Zinke depends more on out-of-state contributors.
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Zinke releases some Navy records on SEAL career
HELENA — Republican U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke recently released some of his military records that show he was a highly decorated Navy SEAL during his 23-year career, but the Montana Democratic Party has called on him to release all of his records.
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Home sales prices could go public
The state Revenue Department will ask the 2015 Legislature to change the law to allow the sales prices of real estate to be publicly disclosed, Director Mike Kadas told a legislative committee on Wednesday.
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House hopefuls top million-dollar mark
Republican Ryan Zinke has raised the most money so far in the race for the U.S. House, but his Democratic opponent, John Lewis, has the most cash left in the bank, new Federal Election Commission reports released Monday show.
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