Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

Imagine a ballot initiative that would give every citizen in Montana $1,000 each year. That initiative would be very popular and would likely pass. But with a $1 billion price tag, it would result in a serious deficit for our state budget and require massive tax increases or cuts to other services.

The authors of our Montana Constitution were wise to prevent these types of situations from occur...