Chris Mehl
@chrismehl7.bsky.social
Former commissioner/mayor Bozeman, Montana; Headwaters Economics; The Wilderness Society; Congress. Policy, politics & outside in the Big Sky. Words, words, words #mtnews #mtpol
Important read/graphics from @montanafreepress.org on impact of Montana property tax changes.
#mtleg #mtpol
-Typical homes paying less
-High-value homes paying more
-Small biz protected
-Large taxpayers (Corps) paying more
#mtleg #mtpol
-Typical homes paying less
-High-value homes paying more
-Small biz protected
-Large taxpayers (Corps) paying more
Revenue department data indicates many homeowners are seeing lower taxes this year. More shifts will come with next year’s second-home tax.
6 charts showing how Montana’s big legislation shifted 2025 property tax bills
Revenue department data indicates many homeowners are seeing lower taxes this year. More shifts will come with next year’s second-home tax.
montanafreepress.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Important read/graphics from @montanafreepress.org on impact of Montana property tax changes.
#mtleg #mtpol
-Typical homes paying less
-High-value homes paying more
-Small biz protected
-Large taxpayers (Corps) paying more
#mtleg #mtpol
-Typical homes paying less
-High-value homes paying more
-Small biz protected
-Large taxpayers (Corps) paying more
Op-Ed update on #Bozeman priorities from incoming Mayor Morrison and newly elected Deputy Fischer: housing, water, development code, collaboration. #mtnews #mtpol
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/gue...
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/gue...
Joey Morrison & Douglas Fischer: Bozeman voted for affordability, stability and collaboration
Elections bring clarity and calm: The debate ends, the work begins.
www.bozemandailychronicle.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Op-Ed update on #Bozeman priorities from incoming Mayor Morrison and newly elected Deputy Fischer: housing, water, development code, collaboration. #mtnews #mtpol
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/gue...
www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/gue...
When Americans talk about costs, inflation and affordability, here's what they are most concerned about: food, housing, health care, and utility bills.
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
When Americans talk about costs, inflation and affordability, here's what they are most concerned about: food, housing, health care, and utility bills.
NEWS: EPA no longer will defend limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease. Breathe deep...
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NEWS: EPA no longer will defend limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease. Breathe deep...
Americans drinking at historic low. "Just over half of U.S. adults now say they drink alcohol (54%)" the lowest level
@gallup.com has recorded since first measuring alcohol use in 1939.
@gallup.com has recorded since first measuring alcohol use in 1939.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Americans drinking at historic low. "Just over half of U.S. adults now say they drink alcohol (54%)" the lowest level
@gallup.com has recorded since first measuring alcohol use in 1939.
@gallup.com has recorded since first measuring alcohol use in 1939.
Americans think #Trump policies making #inflation worse.
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Americans think #Trump policies making #inflation worse.
NEWS: GOP is proposing to unleash #HealthInsurance companies and allow them to no longer cover pre-existing health conditions.
54 million working-age Americans have pre-existing health conditions.
54 million working-age Americans have pre-existing health conditions.
November 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
NEWS: GOP is proposing to unleash #HealthInsurance companies and allow them to no longer cover pre-existing health conditions.
54 million working-age Americans have pre-existing health conditions.
54 million working-age Americans have pre-existing health conditions.
Saturday Data: The continuing gap between how Americans describe crime in their community (pretty safe) versus the nation (dangerous). Note: Similar trends for describing economy.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Saturday Data: The continuing gap between how Americans describe crime in their community (pretty safe) versus the nation (dangerous). Note: Similar trends for describing economy.
How Americans view economy this November compared to year ago when Trump was elected:
-Consumer Sentiment: -29%
-Current Conditions: -20%
-Consumer Expectations: -33.7%
Source: @umich.edu Surveys of Consumers
-Consumer Sentiment: -29%
-Current Conditions: -20%
-Consumer Expectations: -33.7%
Source: @umich.edu Surveys of Consumers
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How Americans view economy this November compared to year ago when Trump was elected:
-Consumer Sentiment: -29%
-Current Conditions: -20%
-Consumer Expectations: -33.7%
Source: @umich.edu Surveys of Consumers
-Consumer Sentiment: -29%
-Current Conditions: -20%
-Consumer Expectations: -33.7%
Source: @umich.edu Surveys of Consumers
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Which political party has a better plan? Note: affordability, health care, and jobs/economy currently are top issues for voters.
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Which political party has a better plan? Note: affordability, health care, and jobs/economy currently are top issues for voters.
Interesting polling: Older Americans more likely to support compromise, reject violence, and see multiculturalism as a strength.
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Interesting polling: Older Americans more likely to support compromise, reject violence, and see multiculturalism as a strength.
NEWS: Dems have double-digit lead over GOP on generic congressional ballot. Such a lead, if it held, would mean landslide elections next November.
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
NEWS: Dems have double-digit lead over GOP on generic congressional ballot. Such a lead, if it held, would mean landslide elections next November.
Do much? This is the proposed U.S. House work schedule for 2026--with 23 weeks spent not legislating. Maybe we're safer if they're not meeting...
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Do much? This is the proposed U.S. House work schedule for 2026--with 23 weeks spent not legislating. Maybe we're safer if they're not meeting...
🤔Do we have a free press (or free speech) in the U.S. if reporters or citizens can be threatened by presidents for asking questions they don't like?
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
🤔Do we have a free press (or free speech) in the U.S. if reporters or citizens can be threatened by presidents for asking questions they don't like?
Some of the hundreds of volunteers who worked this year to restore streambanks and measure #water quality across northern Gallatin County. Thank you!
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Some of the hundreds of volunteers who worked this year to restore streambanks and measure #water quality across northern Gallatin County. Thank you!
NEWS: "The inability to pay for #healthcare in the U.S. has reached a new high w/more than 1/3 of Americans (35%), or an estimated 91 million people, reporting that they could not access quality healthcare if they needed it today." West Health & @gallup.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
NEWS: "The inability to pay for #healthcare in the U.S. has reached a new high w/more than 1/3 of Americans (35%), or an estimated 91 million people, reporting that they could not access quality healthcare if they needed it today." West Health & @gallup.com
Tough times for presidential issues...
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tough times for presidential issues...
The #Trump Trend:
☑️Tax cut for billionairs in #BigBeautifulBill
☑️Cuts to health care & oppose food aid for kids
☑️Now gutting rules in order to "provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
☑️Tax cut for billionairs in #BigBeautifulBill
☑️Cuts to health care & oppose food aid for kids
☑️Now gutting rules in order to "provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The #Trump Trend:
☑️Tax cut for billionairs in #BigBeautifulBill
☑️Cuts to health care & oppose food aid for kids
☑️Now gutting rules in order to "provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
☑️Tax cut for billionairs in #BigBeautifulBill
☑️Cuts to health care & oppose food aid for kids
☑️Now gutting rules in order to "provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Share of young women who want to get married dropped significantly is past 30 years.
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Share of young women who want to get married dropped significantly is past 30 years.
Warning Signs: Job layoffs in 2025 already higher than any other recent non-recession year.
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Warning Signs: Job layoffs in 2025 already higher than any other recent non-recession year.