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Standing in front of a luxury apartment complex under construction in Bozeman Thursday, Gov. Greg Gianforte touted his efforts to address Montana’s housing affordability crunch by promoting new residential development.

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Series Archives:

Gianforte pushes trades education, more construction as fixes for Montana housing crunch

Housing task force presents recs to governor, teeing up legislative debates over subsidies, local control

‘Come Home Montana’ push collides with housing angst

Montana’s fastest-growing city last year? It wasn’t Bozeman.

Tax data says California and Washington were the top origin states for new Montana residents in 2020

Study argues pro-duplex zoning would ease Montana housing crunch

The initiative that could upend Montana’s tax system

¾ of Montana’s return-to-work bonus funds went unclaimed

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