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Montana joins FAST-41, the federal fast lane for mine and energy permits
Billings Clinic and Logan Health are now One Sky Health
X-Sense XR0A-iR Makes Smart Radon Monitoring Accessible Through Lowe’s U.S. Stores
Kalispell planners look at tax-increment money for Parkline Trail connections
Gianforte proposes a 4.7% flat income tax in his last biennial budget
Squeez and Qentelli Partner to Scale the Next Layer of Loyalty Commerce
The Viano Quartet makes its Montana Chamber Music debut this week
Katie Zolnikov ousts Ler to become Montana’s first female House speaker

Montana joins FAST-41, the federal fast lane for mine and energy permits
Billings Clinic and Logan Health are now One Sky Health
X-Sense XR0A-iR Makes Smart Radon Monitoring Accessible Through Lowe’s U.S. Stores
Kalispell planners look at tax-increment money for Parkline Trail connections
Gianforte proposes a 4.7% flat income tax in his last biennial budget
Squeez and Qentelli Partner to Scale the Next Layer of Loyalty Commerce
The Viano Quartet makes its Montana Chamber Music debut this week
Katie Zolnikov ousts Ler to become Montana’s first female House speaker

Montana ranks seventh in a national score of state fiscal health

November 4, 2026 by Evander Cruz

The Montana State Capitol in Helena at dusk

Truth in Accounting’s 2026 report gives the state a B and estimates a $3.9 billion surplus, or about $9,700 per taxpayer. The ranking is up from 22nd in 2021.