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  • Dear Editor: Our Outlook on Property Taxes is Deeply Flawed

    STEVEN KELLY, House District 9 Representative|Feb 4, 2026

    Dear Editor, Property taxes were addressed in the last legislative session through HB 231 and HB 542, creating a new framework for how property taxes are calculated in Montana. HB 231, brought forward by Llew Jones, is a 44-page bill that reset homeowner property taxes into four tiers. On the surface, this sounds reasonable: higher-valued properties pay higher rates. That is the theory. In practice, however, this approach is deeply flawed. First, many homeowners have owned their properties for...

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