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Trump begins to refund $166 billion in tariff revenue to businesses

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration began refunding portions of the $166 billion in tariff revenue to U.S. importers on Monday, after a February Supreme Court ruling that struck down the import taxes. U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched the first phase of a refund portal that went

What working family tax cuts mean for Montana | Justin D. Everett

What working family tax cuts mean for Montana | Justin D. Everett

This tax season, small businesses across Montana are seeing the impact of Working Family Tax Cuts where they matter most — on their bottom line. Last year, President Donald J. Trump signed into law on of the largest tax cuts in U.S. history, designed to empower the working- and middle-

Helena backpays firefighters $900K after arbitration finds city’s new wage system unfair

Helena will pay more than 30 union firefighters $900,000 in total backpay to settle a conflict between the union and city after an arbitrator determined the city’s new wage system provided inadequate compensation. The conflict stems back to March 2024, when it came time for the Helena Fire

Seattle affordable housing goal elusive despite millionaire's tax

(The Center Square) -- Seattle’s own version of Washington State's planned tax on millionaires is aimed at businesses with millionaire employees, but the goal of using the money to expand affordable housing is becoming elusive. Officials of Seattle’s Social Housing Developer revealed Thursday night their first move

Ballots go out April 17 for Bozeman school trustee, levy election May 5

Ballots go out April 17 for Bozeman school trustee, levy election May 5

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Ballots with two trustee seats and two general fund levy requests from Bozeman Public Schools are set to go out to registered voters starting April 17, 2026. Ballots have to be returned to the Gallatin County Election Office by 8:00 p.m. on May 5, Election Day.

When silence implies consent | Mary Sheehy Moe

I know: Everything. Everywhere. All at once. All the time. The whiplash alone is painful. We all want to look away, distract ourselves somehow … but can we afford to? This April, our president’s debacle production has spiked dramatically. April Fools Day began with him trying to glower the Supreme

Leading economists call for windfall profit taxes on energy firms

Leading economists call for windfall profit taxes on energy firms

Prominent economists called Thursday for governments to introduce windfall profit taxes on energy companies who are set to reap financial benefits from the US-Israeli war on Iran. The war has triggered a surge in prices of oil and gas which will boost the bottom lines of energy firms but