Two nonprofits filed suit against the state of Montana on Wednesday, challenging the constitutionality of a soon-to-be-implemented program that routes money from local school districts to some parents of students
The Montana Supreme Court Wednesday ruled against Montana county governments in a dispute over the Montana Department of Revenue’s authority to order the full collection of the 95-mill state-level school equalization levy, a formerly obscure piece of tax bills that became a flashpoint this fall as state and local officials contended with frustration over rising property taxes.