Revenue director to quit for U.S. attorney job

HELENA - Kurt Alme, state Revenue Department director for more than two years, announced Monday he will resign shortly after the Legislature adjourns and become an assistant U.S. attorney in Billings.

Alme said the position is a career opportunity he has been interested in for many years and could not pass up. He said he also wants a job that allows him to spend more time with his family, which includes two children 6 years old and 4 years old.

Gov. Judy Martz said Linda Francis, who has worked for the state Transportation Department for the past four years, will replace Alme as director.

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