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Republican Flat Tax is Great. . . If You Make More Than $91,000 a Year

Do You Make Less Than $91,000 a Year? With great fanfare, Governor Gianforte announced a “public engagement campaign” to promote a “flat income tax” in Montana. The idea is simple: Republicans want to eliminate our current multi-tiered income tax and replace it with...

Messin’ with the mail

Guest Cartoonist, John Moore September 7, 2026

How Much Are You Paying for Troy Downing’s Campaign?

If you are a voter in Montana’s Eastern Congressional District, you may have noticed that you are seeing those glossy, oversized postcards candidates send out this time of year. Some of those are from Troy Downing. He is currently running for re-election to Montana’s...

Dark Money Drowns Out Candidates

Great Falls, MT Now that the deadline for candidate withdrawal from the 2026 Montana General Election Ballot has passed….what the hell is happening with the Montana U.S. Senate Race??? We wrote multiple times about the independent run by Seth Bodnar, here, here, and...

Let’s Play Wheel Of Fortune. . .Someone Always Loses

County Commissioner Joe Briggs is making the rounds with a menu of potential cuts aimed at reducing local property taxes. Briggs recently distributed the information shown in the graphics above and below at a local Pachyderm Club meeting. Most of us would probably...

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