Montanans Against Tax Hikes v. State

¶1 Petitioners Montanans Against Tax Hikes, et al. have filed an original action with this Court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to determine whether the ballot statement of proposed Initiative 185 meets the requirements of § 13-27-312, MCA. The State of Montana, by and through Attorney General Timothy C. Fox, has filed a response, and the proponents of I-185, Healthy Montana for I-185, the Montana Hospital Association, and the Montana Primary Care Association have filed an amicus brief opposing the petition.

BACKGROUND

¶2 The Constitution of the State of Montana authorizes the people…