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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte speaks Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Thompson Precision, a machining and fabrication company in Kalispell, flanked by Steven Thompson; state Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson; Ray Thompson; Sen. Mark Blasdel, R-Kalispell; and Scott Ostermann, director of the state Department of Commerce. Gianforte was there to sign and promote two bills that cut income taxes and rewrote other parts of the state tax code. (Chad Sokol/Daily Inter Lake)

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Gianforte signs bills slashing income taxes
May 6, 2021 4:39 p.m.

Gianforte signs bills slashing income taxes

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a pair of bills slashing Montana's top income tax rate and making various changes to the state's tax code during a visit to Kalispell on Thursday, finalizing a major prong of his policy agenda that Republicans say will create jobs and make Montana more competitive with other states in the region.