With skyrocketing property values in Montana, comes skyrocketing property tax bills. AARP Montana wants to remind Montanans about several tax relief programs.
As property values in Montana have risen in recent years, many homeowners have found themselves in the difficult position of being house rich but cash poor.
Montana voters strongly favor keeping Medicaid expansion in the state, as well as the creation of a new tax credit for family caregiver expenses, a recent AARP poll shows.
In 2024, Wish of a Lifetime helped Helena Stefaniak and her sister reunite. Her daughter Helen said Stefaniak was still talking about the trip shortly before her death in July of this year. "She said that she was so grateful for the opportunity to be with her sister one last time."
In a state whose legislature convenes for only 90 days every other year, AARP Montana plans to hit the ground running when the next session begins the first week of January. The AARP state office will be pressing for legislation that affects more than 400,000 Montanans age 50-plus—including bills to support family caregivers, strengthen consumer protections and safeguard services that help Montanans continue to live at home as they age.