The full text of Montana's biennial budget laid out on a lawmaker's desk. (Micah Drew/ Daily Montanan)

An analysis of Montana’s budget for the 2025-27 biennium showed a 2.1% increase over the previous biennium, the Legislative Fiscal Division reported this week.

Some members of the state’s legislature said during the session the increase was double-digits, focusing specifically on the general fund, which House Appropriations Chair Llew Jones said was a misrepresentation of the budget.

“Sadly, members of Montana’s Freedom Caucus have been deliberately misleading constituents, citing as much as an 18% increase in our state budget by including General Fund spending from the previous session and transfers to other state funds in their calculations,” Jones said in a press release. “Instead,

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