A Montana beef marketing bill that caused waves in the agricultural community and would have created the Montana Cattle Committee was tabled in Senate committee on Tuesday, April 1. House Bill 119, brought by House Speaker Brandon Ler, R-Savage, would have created a program to market Montana beef, called a checkoff. The United States Department of Agriculture’s “Got Milk” campaign is perhaps

Homeschoolers, private school families and teachers could be reimbursed for education expenses through a new income tax credit if a bill in the Senate passes. Senate Bill 549 would reimburse up to $1,250 for tuition, materials, and other services like tutoring and therapies, among others. The current fiscal note estimates a yearly $45 million in state funds being used for these credits starting