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Federal appeals court upholds decision blocking Montana law restricting drag performances

A federal appeals panel last week blocked a Montana law prohibiting drag performances in public places, marking another win for the groups who took the first-of-its kind policy to court. House Bill 359 garnered national headlines when it passed the 2023 Legislature, controlled by a Republican supermajority, and

Under Noem, DHS would use eminent domain to take Texans' land

More than $3 billion already awarded for border wall construction in Big Bend region

State Farm, California, and Consumer Advocates Reach Agreement on 2025 Emergency Rate Hike | Insurify

California’s largest home insurance provider can keep a 17% emergency rate increase it implemented last year in the wake of the Los Angeles County wildfires, under an agreement reached among the insurer, state regulators, and a consumer advocacy group. But State Farm, which commands about 10% of California’s

Montana extends homeowner application period to claim property tax exemption

The Montana Department of Revenue is extending its deadline for property owners to apply for the homestead and long-term rental tax rates, the state announced on Thursday. The new deadline to apply for the reduced property tax rates is March 20. Previously, the state said it would accept applications

Deadline for tax rate reductions extended

The deadline to apply for a couple of new property tax rate reductions has been extended through March 20. Thursday, Gov. Greg Gianforte and Department of Revenue Director Brendan Beatty announced property owners wanting to apply for the homestead or long-term rental tax rate reduction have roughly three more

Fewer Montana landlords claiming property tax exemption than expected, state says

As the deadline to apply for preferential property tax rates fast approaches, the number of applications from landlords of long-term rentals is lagging far behind previous state estimates. The second phase of new property tax reforms are going into effect in 2026, and the key part of those laws

Many Montana landlords haven’t filed to avoid second-home tax

Many Montana landlords haven’t filed to avoid second-home tax

With a March 1 deadline looming, data from the Montana Department of Revenue indicates that landlords for as many as three-quarters of the state’s rental housing units haven’t applied for an exemption that would shield their properties from hefty tax increases as the state’s new second-