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Residents from Silver Bow and Gallatin counties are asking a state district court judge to force the Montana Department of Revenue to recalculate residential property taxes in the Treasure State because they claim that the Gianforte administration has violated the law and the state Constitution by allowing taxes for homeowners to skyrocket while most business classes saw a reduction.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Butte-Silver Bow County District Court, attorneys for Thomas Powers, Cinder Lord-Powers and Ryan and Elizabeth Swenson are also seeking a class-action certification on the lawsuit, as well as asking the district court judge to halt anymore residential property tax collection until they say the rates can be equalized…