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House panel approves resolution to study effects of federal funding cuts on Montana programs
Summary
The House State Administration committee voted 19–0 to pass House Joint Resolution 69, a nonbinding resolution directing an interim study of how changes to federal funding could affect state programs including the Montana National Guard, DES, and education funding.
The House State Administration committee voted to pass House Joint Resolution 69, a nonbinding measure asking the Legislature to study how changes in federal funding would affect Montana state programs.
Representative Mark Lee, sponsor of the resolution, told the committee the study is meant to examine the ramifications of adjustments to federal funding across multiple agencies. "41% of Montana state budget is federal funding," Lee said, listing departments he said are heavily federally supported, including the Department of Military Affairs, Public Health and Human Services, Environmental Quality, Transportation and the Office of Public…
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