Tuss, Solomon oppose bills changing finance districts

Havre Mayor Tim Solomon and Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss expressed opposition during Tuesday's weekly legislative videoconference to a pair of legislative proposals in the Montana House of Representatives, bills they said would jeopardize the ability of local governments to invest in infrastructure.

Solomon told state Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, and state Sens. Russ Tempel, R-Chester, and Mike Lang, R-Malta, that he is "deadly against" House bills 359 and 134.

Solomon said both House bills would hurt the ability of cities and counties to collect revenue thr...