This story is excerpted from the MT Lowdown, a weekly newsletter digest containing original reporting and analysis published every Friday. We’ve had hundreds of responses so far to our call for reader questions about this year’s round of property reappraisals. Among the most common (slightly paraphrased): Where the $#*& are these numbers coming from? The simple answer is they’re

Joining Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, Gov. Greg Gianforte last week celebrated a new law that delivers Montana homeowners more than $120 million in permanent property tax relief over the next several years. “Property taxes are too high and need to be reined in,” Gianforte said. “Working with Rep. Jones, we got a fiscally responsible, creative solution across the finish line to reduce the

Following reports that Montana tribal members were deliberately targeted by an ongoing Medicaid fraud scheme in the state of Arizona, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pressing for an immediate investigation and requesting immediate assistance for victims of this deceitful scam. “I write today with deep concern over the recent