Montana Senate advances main state budget bill

Montana Senate advances main state budget bill

House Bill 2s initial debate on the floor of the Montana House took almost a full day. Things went much faster on the Senate floor Thursday, where they wrapped up their debate on the main state budget bill after just under three hours.The Senate gave initial approval to HB 2, on a 27-23 vote with nine Republicans and all 18 Democrats voting to move it forward.(Watch the video to see the changes lawmakers approved to HB 2.) Montana Senate debates…

Senate stamps approval on Montana’s $16.6 billion budget

Taking barely three hours on the Senate floor, the framework to appropriate more than $16.6 billion for Montanan’s biennial budget received a stamp of approval from legislators in the upper chamber on Thursday. That isn’t to say House Bill 2…