Eric Dietrich
@ericdietrich.bsky.social
Deputy editor/reporter/data designer, Montana Free Press. Montana government + economy most days. Alum Montana State engineering.
Email: edietrich@montanafreepress.org
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Email: edietrich@montanafreepress.org
Signal: edietrich.406
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Key takeaways from our investigation revealing how expensive properties use a system meant to help farmers and ranchers.
How luxury real estate benefits from Montana’s agricultural tax code - High Country News
Key takeaways from our investigation revealing how expensive properties use a system meant to help farmers and ranchers.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Key takeaways from our investigation revealing how expensive properties use a system meant to help farmers and ranchers.
It took us a bit to get the backend data handling playing nicely with the new #mtleg website, our @montanafreepress.org digital guide to the Montana Legislature is now up and running.
The 2025 Montana Capitol Tracker includes live information on the bills, votes and lawmakers.
Our digital guide to help you track the Montana Capitol is back
The 2025 Montana Capitol Tracker includes live information on the bills, votes and lawmakers.
montanafreepress.org
February 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It took us a bit to get the backend data handling playing nicely with the new #mtleg website, our @montanafreepress.org digital guide to the Montana Legislature is now up and running.
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Dive into this @nickbowlin.bsky.social @ericdietrich.bsky.social investigation about how Montana's ag tax ends up allowing some million-dollar home owners to pay less on their taxes than their next-door neighbors. (FYI @longreads.com ) www.hcn.org/articles/mon...
Montana’s ag tax slashes bills for thousands of million-dollar homes - High Country News
Properties classified ‘agricultural’ get a tax break despite no bona fide operations. Can lawmakers’ new proposals tighten qualifications?
www.hcn.org
January 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Dive into this @nickbowlin.bsky.social @ericdietrich.bsky.social investigation about how Montana's ag tax ends up allowing some million-dollar home owners to pay less on their taxes than their next-door neighbors. (FYI @longreads.com ) www.hcn.org/articles/mon...
How much agricultural income do you need to qualify a Montana property for a hefty ag-status property tax discount? A mere $1,500. Critics say that makes it too easy for luxury real estate to qualify.
Montana’s agricultural tax rules slash bills for thousands of million-dollar homes
Properties classified as agricultural get a tax break worth hundreds or thousands of dollars a year.
montanafreepress.org
January 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How much agricultural income do you need to qualify a Montana property for a hefty ag-status property tax discount? A mere $1,500. Critics say that makes it too easy for luxury real estate to qualify.
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A legislative audit found the state revenue department is failing to add an estimated $300 million of new construction annually to tax rolls.
Committee discusses staffing, aerial imagery as solutions for state tax department’s billion-dollar appraisal backlog
A legislative audit found the state revenue department is failing to add an estimated $300 million of new construction annually to tax rolls.
montanafreepress.org
December 17, 2024 at 9:34 PM
A legislative audit found the state revenue department is failing to add an estimated $300 million of new construction annually to tax rolls.
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Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths. An MTFP co-publication with @propublica.org
'Eat What You Kill'
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did th...
montanafreepress.org
December 7, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths. An MTFP co-publication with @propublica.org
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We made a starter pack for journalists covering the Northern Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming). 🏔️ 📰
A great list for those who live in the Mountain West and want to keep up with the news + network.
Please let us know who else belongs on this list and we'll add them!
A great list for those who live in the Mountain West and want to keep up with the news + network.
Please let us know who else belongs on this list and we'll add them!
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
We made a starter pack for journalists covering the Northern Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming). 🏔️ 📰
A great list for those who live in the Mountain West and want to keep up with the news + network.
Please let us know who else belongs on this list and we'll add them!
A great list for those who live in the Mountain West and want to keep up with the news + network.
Please let us know who else belongs on this list and we'll add them!
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MTFP’s interactive map shows this year’s election results at a neighborhood resolution.
How Montanans voted, precinct by precinct
MTFP’s interactive map shows this year’s election results at a neighborhood resolution.
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November 19, 2024 at 10:40 PM
MTFP’s interactive map shows this year’s election results at a neighborhood resolution.
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The newly reelected Republican governor says the state can reduce income and property taxes while investing in public safety and education.
Tax cuts, teacher pay boosts, prison expansion shape Gianforte’s budget proposal
Montana’s newly re-elected governor says the state can reduce income and property taxes while investing in public safety and education.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:41 PM
The newly reelected Republican governor says the state can reduce income and property taxes while investing in public safety and education.
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Montana Department of Revenue staff told a legislative committee that next year’s reappraisal cycle could produce a partial repeat of last year’s jarring tax spike as the state’s surging real estate market continues to translate into higher residential taxes.
Revenue department says property taxes could rise again
Home values continue to rise faster than other property types, pulling tax burden onto homeowners.
buff.ly
November 18, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Montana Department of Revenue staff told a legislative committee that next year’s reappraisal cycle could produce a partial repeat of last year’s jarring tax spike as the state’s surging real estate market continues to translate into higher residential taxes.
MTFP education reporter Alex Sakariassen and I have spent months trying to make sense of Montana’s dizzyingly complex school funding system. Here’s our crack at breaking down how things work with a visual explainer:
How Montana pays for its public schools, in pictures
A visual guide to Montana’s key K-12 education funding formula.
montanafreepress.org
February 20, 2024 at 7:59 PM
MTFP education reporter Alex Sakariassen and I have spent months trying to make sense of Montana’s dizzyingly complex school funding system. Here’s our crack at breaking down how things work with a visual explainer: