The case made international headlines this summer after District Court Judge Kathy Seeley ruled in favor of the more than a dozen Montana youths who sued the state.
The case made international headlines this summer after District Court Judge Kathy Seeley ruled in favor of the more than a dozen Montana youths who sued the state.
In November 2022, the DOR told the Montana Legislature the amount it would need to lower tax rates for residential properties to keep taxes neutral in light of significant increases in reappraisals, some 46% on average. But the legislature, led by a Republican supermajority, did not do so.
Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Thursday the membership of a task force charged with formulating recommendations for ways the state could reduce the burden property taxes put on Montana residents.