Brown eyes diversion of new coal-tax cash

From: The Billings Gazette | Date: December 23, 2003| Author: Johnson, Charles S | Copyright information

HELENA - If elected governor, Republican Bob Brown said he wants to amend Montana's Constitution to divert money now going into the state coal-tax trust fund and use it instead to match federal dollars for public works construction projects.

"We need to be bold if we are going to kick Montana's economy into fast forward," said Brown, Montana's secretary of state. "This proposal will make Montana a more attractive place to do business by improving our infrastructure. It will also create...

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