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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Government

Montana General Fund Revenues Beat Projections by Wide Margin in FY2025, Legislative Report Finds

Montana closed out Fiscal Year 2025 with general fund revenues growing 4.1 percent — a swing of nearly six percentage points from the 1.7 percent decline that budget writers had penciled in, according to a report from the Legislative Fiscal Division published late last month.

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Real Estate

Simkins Lumber Files Back-to-Back Liens Against Mountain View Meadows as Developer Closes First Craftsman Village Sale

A Helena residential developer is juggling competing financial pressures this week, with Simkins Lumber Company filing two rights-to-claim liens again...