Governor’s Budget Shell Game Jeopardizes Infrastructure Projects

The state of Montana has a dire budget situation that requires leadership to repair. In 2013 the state of Montana had an ending fund balance of about $537 million and it will be down to $79 million this year. The ending fund balance is our monetary cushion for our state should it be necessary between Read More…

Budget tricks destroy trust

7 years ago OpinionJon Knokey

By: Jon Knokey (R-Bozeman) Serving on the House Appropriation Committee for the Montana Legislature has been the single most eye-opening activity of my career. Simply put, I came from the private sector and if someone ran a business or non-profit like we ran our government, they’d be finished. The latest move on infrastructure exemplifies this. Read More…