After reading the editorial opinion authored by Senator Dan Salomon opposing SB 442 stating tax revenue from marijuana was to be distributed unfairly to lower populated counties, I thought we needed clarification of the intent of 442.
Let me first introduce myself. My name is Todd Devlin and I am fourth generation farmer/rancher in Eastern Montana. I have been a Prairie County Commissioner since 1995. I was
With the question of whether to override Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442 now in the hands of lawmakers, a report published this week by a Legislative Services Division research analyst details how most of the state’s counties would stand to get tens, or hundreds, of thousands of dollars to maintain their county roads if the override is successful.
The Montana Supreme Court will have the ultimate say if whether Gianforte’s veto of the broadly supported bill that redistributes the state’s marijuana revenue to send more toward county roads and a legacy conservation program was done properly, since the state has filed a notice of an appeal of a Lewis and Clark County District Court decision.