At the end of August, the Montana Board of Regents was informed by Governor Bullocks’ office that they would need to trim an extra ten percent from the budget.
The war between Montana’s Democratic Governor and the Republican majority legislature over the state budget wasn’t settled during the 2017 legislative session.
Lots of interesting news bits in the most recent State of the University speech. The School is budgeting for an enrollment of just 11,000 students, a drop of over 1,400 from Fall 2016.
The Missoula County Risk and Benefits Office has come under scrutiny by Missoula County Commissioners for spending too much money on training trips to resorts.
Ads by the Steve Bullock for Governor Campaign continue tout Bullock’s ability to balance the state budget and claim the Governor has managed to leave the state with a $300 million rainy day fund, but the numbers can vary wildly depending on who is doing the counting.