budget

The war between Montana’s Democratic Governor and the Republican majority legislature over the state budget wasn’t settled during the 2017 legislative session.

It looks like some faculty farewells will occur by next spring.

The Montana House passed its budget early on St. Patrick's Day and Republican Party leaders believe it can now pass through the Senate relatively unchanged.

Republicans in the Montana House pushed through the legislative session’s major budget bill Thursday, saying they had funded “essential services” and kept the budget in balance without a tax increase.  KTVQ.com reports the house voted 59-41 in favor, setting up a final vote today before the $10 billion, two-year budget measure heads to the Senate, where it’s expected to see some changes... Read Mo

Lots of interesting news bits in the most recent State of the University speech. The School is budgeting for an enrollment of just 11,000 students, a drop of over 1,400 from Fall 2016.

The Missoula County Risk and Benefits Office has come under scrutiny by Missoula County Commissioners for spending too much money on training trips to resorts.

Dismal budget projections are going to make life tougher for whoever is elected Montana governor in 2016.  Declining revenues and climbing costs will present a challenge for the governor to balance the budget and fulfill campaign promises — such as funding infrastructure projects, offering public preschool, or reducing property tax rates...

Ads by the Steve Bullock for Governor Campaign continue tout Bullock’s ability to balance the state budget and claim the Governor has managed to leave the state with a $300 million rainy day fund, but the numbers can vary wildly depending on who is doing the counting.

The Montana State Library found out it would be losing expected tax revenue for the current 2015-17 budget, and in mid-May, another $166,000 was cut.  As revenue directed to Montana libraries from the coal severance tax decline, public and school libraries will lose access to a collection of research databases...

Montana State University Billings officials have compiled an early budget draft for the upcoming school year, in a period of deep cuts due to declining enrollment. The university is on track to complete its two-year, $4.4 million budget reduction...