<p>Randy Gray, left, and Sara Walsh helped draft ballot Initiative 181. If passed, I-181 would create a Montana Biomedical Research Authority that could request up to $20 million a year for 10 years toward research to cure brain injuries, diseases or illnesses.</p>
October 24, 2016
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October 24, 2016 6:26 p.m.
Ballot initiative hopes to boost funding for brain research
A ballot initiative could open the door to Montana spending $200 million to fund research on brain diseases or illnesses like Alzheimer’s and post-traumatic stress disorder. While critics say the act is well-intentioned, they contend it usurps the current system to determine state spending and creates a debt taxpayers would carry.