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State elections official mum on reform plan to bar noncitizen voting

By Metric Media News Service | Mar 14, 2023

Montana's elections chief, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, did not respond to a request for comment about a reform plan proposed by the advocacy group Americans for Citizen Voting (ACV) to bar all noncitizens from voting in any Montana election.

Montana homicide rate estimated at 5 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

Montana last year recorded a homicide rate of 5 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 2.5 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

Montana received $593.4 million in school stimulus funds during pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 29, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Montana received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $593.4 million, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

Top marginal tax rate in Montana could reach 56.24% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 22, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Montana could hit 56.24 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock gets ‘C’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock received a grade of “C” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for his tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

Montana to lose $36.3 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

Montana will lose $36.3 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.