Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Dear Editor, I write to inform Montanans about the real impact of House Bill 231, the property tax bill that recently became law. While marketed as "property tax relief" this legislation creates a massive tax shift that will significantly increase the burden on our agricultural community. During legislative debate, we attempted to highlight a critical flaw in this bill that supporters ignored: Montana's floating mill system means this isn't tax relief-it's tax redistribution. When residential...
Dear Editor, Since the 2025 session convened, the Montana Freedom Caucus and other conservatives have been planning to expose HB231 and SB542, which are supposed to take effect in 2026. The Montana Chamber of Commerce knew it would impact property tax shifts to businesses, and that's why they lobbied so hard against it. Legislators were adamant to pass something, despite the ramifications. Now we see some calculations of the estimated impacts. Phillips 66 Company had an increase of $11,301,544...
