MBPC Staff

Carly Graf Missoulian Jun 9, 2026 Advocates were already concerned about the state health department’s plan to implement Medicaid work requirements six months ahead of the federal deadline, but rules released last week by the Trump administration have intensified their fears. As Medicaid recipients brace for new work requirements to upend their access to the system, advocates are closely watching how bureaucratic trip-ups could worsen their chances at staying enrolled. In particular, people...

Bozeman Daily Chronicle Jun 9, 2026 Wealthy out-of-staters have put forward a ballot initiative that would immediately cut millions of dollars in local police, fire and essential services while upending Montana’s property tax system. Voters should be wary of this initiative and of out-of-state signature gatherers trying to qualify it. CI-134 is a complicated initiative, and signature gatherers are not telling the full story on what this will mean for Montana communities. If passed, CI-134...

May 28, 2026 by Bitterroot Star The Montana Budget and Policy Center released an interactive map that provides county-level data on Montana residents’ ability to afford rental housing. “Housing is an essential factor in whether or not Montanans have the resources they need to live healthy lives and whether neighborhoods prosper or fall behind,” said Aubrey Godbey, housing policy analyst for Montana Budget and Policy Center. “However, 43 percent of Ravalli County renters are facing rental...