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Attorney General urges pay boosts for highway patrol; committee debates funding source
Summary
The Department of Justice told the House Appropriations Subcommittee D that highway patrol recruitment and retention problems required a sizable pay increase; the committee approved a 14% raise in principle but debated whether to fund it from the general fund or a proposed railroad/vehicle tax referenced by the Executive.
The Department of Justice told the House Appropriations Subcommittee D that recruitment and retention problems within the Montana Highway Patrol had reached a critical level and required a significant pay adjustment.
An agency representative identified trooper pay as the department’s largest single budget issue, saying plainly, “Trooper pay is killing me.” That testimony described a pattern in which county and municipal law‑enforcement employers frequently offer higher pay than the patrol, producing…
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