Montana Gov. Bullock to request 10% budget cuts from state agencies - Mike Deinnison, MTN News

The Bullock administration will announce Wednesday it’s asking most state agencies for plans to cut 10 percent of their budget, to avoid deficit spending as state tax revenue flags and firefighting costs escalate, MTN News has learned. Sources told MTN News that Gov. Steve Bullock will ask spending-reduction plans to be submitted to his budget office by next week, and that the cuts could be implemented as soon as this year. The governor has authority under state law to ask executive agencies to cut budgets up to 10 percent for the current two-year budget period, which started July 1, to avoid deficit spending. Any cuts beyond that amount must be approved by the Legislature in special session. http://www.krtv.com/story/36247334/gov-bullock-to-request-10-budget-cuts-from-state-agencies