Democrats' political recap: The good, the bad and the ugly

Skyrocketing property taxes. Astronomical energy rate increases. Thousands of homes that are unaffordable to most Montanans. And yet more big tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, while the rest of us are left to foot the bill. When we look back on the last year, all these changes and more were brought you by one party and its supermajority: Montana Republicans.

And so, as 2023 ends, let’s take a look back over the last 12 months to see where Republicans really took us as a state. Hold on to your hats, because we’re about to get up close and personal with the “good, the bad and the ugly” of 2023.

The good. Montana Democrats at every level are speaking out, standing strong, and demanding accountability from the Republican administration for making Montana unaffordable for the rest of us. First, Montana Democrats pulled off the impossible in the 2023 Legislative Session, defeating, one-by-one, dozens of ill-conceived constitutional amendments.