Empty Chair ‘Debate’ at State GOP Event Highlights Property Tax Rift

Empty chair ‘debate’ at state GOP event highlights property tax rift

Political split on property taxes deepens as state GOP discusses impacts of legislation passed in ‘25.

Empty chair 'debate' at state GOP event highlights property tax rift

GOP Chair Art Wittich, left, Rep. Terry Falk, center, and Sen. Greg Hertz discuss property tax legislation at the GOP Winter Kickoff event at the Heritage Inn on Feb. 7 in Great Falls, MT. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan)GREAT FALLS — In a visual representation of a deep split among conservatives in Montana, four chairs were laid out on the stage at the Montana GOP kickoff event in Great Falls for a scheduled debate over property taxes. Only two…

Empty chair ‘debate’ at state GOP event notes property tax rift

Montana legislators were under pressure during the 2025 Legislative session to pass some sort of property tax relief. Continue reading…