Thousands of Montana taxpayers have already successfully claimed and received property tax relief. The Montana Department of Revenue has approved over 176,000 claims. The Montana Property Tax Rebate provides qualifying Montanans up to $675 of property tax relief on a primary residence in 2024. The qualifications to claim the rebate are available at getmyrebate. mt.gov. Qualified Montana taxpayers

Youth across Montana who would like to enroll in Montana 4-H are invited to do so during October. Montana 4-H is the youth development program of Montana State University Extension. It offers a range of choices and opportunities for youth to learn and grow, such as learning how to bake, knit and raise an animal, or learning about beekeeping, photography and robotics. In all, Montana 4-H offers

The Montana National Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations Element provided a day of training and familiarization to students, and a report of Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Cyber Resilience Review Self-Assessment and Innovative Readiness Training to Montana State University faculty, staff, students and guard leadership, Sept. 5-6, at MSU. The DCOE has been working with

As part of his continued effort to support survivors of violence, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $3,657,090 in funding to maintain and enhance crime victim services in Montana. The funding comes from the Victims of Crime Act and is awarded to support local community- based domestic violence shelters, child advocacy centers, and other service providers across Montana. As a senior member of the

The oversight body charged with disciplinary complaints of Montana’s lawyers have completely rejected Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s claims that he shouldn’t be subject to discipline because of his political position, or that they violate the separation of powers between branches of government. This means that 41 charges of violating the rules of professional practice, which

The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned three new troopers at a graduation ceremony in Helena on Friday. Attorney General Austin Knudsen and MHP Colonel Kurt Sager addressed the new troopers prior to their badge pinning and taking the oath of office. The new troopers include Poplar’s Harlee Berg with an initial duty station of Glendive. “Their training has prepared the new troopers for

State auditors told Montana lawmakers that they’ve uncovered more than $67 million in questionable spending of federal pass-through money in the state’s education department, including one district that bought massage chairs for the teachers lounge. And as auditors reviewed the findings which, in some cases, were so incomplete that they couldn’t determine if federal law was even being