Guest Column

Guest Column

BBER Report Shows the Flathead Needs More Housing 

At the end of the day, in the words of last year’s Housing Task Force report to Governor Greg Gianforte, “Montana needs to increase its housing supply. Period.” This statement could not be truer in Flathead County.

By Rishi Kapoor
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Heed Washington’s Warning

This year in the Montana Legislature, there are 57 constitutional amendment proposals, more than the total number of amendments requested in the past 50 years

By Marc Racicot
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Shocking and Shameful

Without any supporting data or facts, or slightest bit of compassion, the commissioners are suggesting an organized conspiracy among people who simply share the common plight of being homeless

By Casey Malmquist
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Can Montana Elder Care Survive the Montana Legislature?

As facilities with skilled nursing and 24-7 caregivers shut their doors, families are seeing their loved ones shipped hundreds of miles away — only to see that facility close a few months late

By Margie McDonald
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Fighting for Montana Values

It’s the honor of a lifetime to serve Montanans in the United States Senate, and I’m looking forward to a new year of working to bring Montana values to Washington

By Steve Daines
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Montana Taxpayers Deserve A Refund

House Bill 192 entails three initiates: refund taxpayers on overpaid income taxes, alleviate the property tax crunch and reduce the state’s debt

By Montana House Leadership
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Taxpayers Say ‘No’ to IRS Expansion

The vast majority of Americans file their taxes on time and pay their fair share. There are real problems that need to be fixed in our tax system, but taxpayers are not the source of those problems.

By Cary Smith
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Beware of Deregulation

It is baffling that big business is now viewed as more virtuous than our public institutions

By Ken Toole
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Our Elder Care Economy is Broken

We urge Governor Gianforte, and members of the 2023 Montana Legislature, to please fix the rate reimbursement for nursing homes

By Mary Armstrong