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Vought testifies before lawmakers on Trump's $2.1T budget request

(The Center Square) – Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought met with U.S. lawmakers Wednesday to discuss the president’s $2.1 trillion budget proposal for the next fiscal year. However, rather than meaningfully engaging with the budget and discussing how to incorporate it into the upcoming fiscal

Kurt Alme: 'Daines dropout dodged Tester trouble' in Senate race

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines’ last-minute re-election withdrawal and immediate endorsement of former federal prosecutor Kurt Alme to take his place was to avoid a high-profile Democratic challenger and reduce Republicans’ risk of losing Senate control, Alme told the Chronicle on Monday. Critics say Daines withdrawing mere

More property tax relief needed | Kendall Cotton

Sen. Wylie Galt recently proposed a ballot initiative to cap property taxes, currently labeled BI-11. I welcome this proposal. It seems to be recognition from our leaders that the property tax shifts passed by the 2025 Legislature were inadequate to provide the scale of permanent property tax relief Montanans

Minnesota Republicans propose largest tax cut in state history

(The Center Square) – Minnesota House Republicans unveiled a budget proposal that would deliver the largest tax cut in state history, while reprioritizing state spending. The plan, dubbed the “North Star Comeback,” includes $3.8 billion in tax reductions and is built around three priorities – protecting family budgets, making government work

Deficit watchdog urges Congress to cut more, spend less than Trump's budget request

(The Center Square) – As congressional Republicans begin considering how to implement President Donald Trump’s budget request into next year’s government funding bills, fiscal responsibility groups are urging them to find more spending offsets. Trump’s “skinny” budget blueprint for fiscal year 2027 asks for a total of $1.

Resurrecting Reagan’s 'Big Tent' | David Bedey

This past legislative session, I was proud to support lowering property taxes for over 80% of Montanans, increasing vocational education opportunities for young Montanans, strengthening the financial vitality of our rural hospitals, and delivering a balanced state budget that grew at less than 1%. So after a lifetime of public

Tiffany vows to end subsidies for data centers in Wisconsin

(The Center Square) - Wisconsin congressman and candidate for governor Tom Tiffany said that he will “end subsidies for data centers in Wisconsin” if he becomes governor. Tiffany was responding to a video highlighting both proposed increased energy rates and the many tax exemptions for Wisconsin data centers. We Energies is