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Governor Steve Bullock today issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency due to flooding in seven counties, and on the Fort Belknap Indian reservation and in the Town of Chester.

The Montana Department of Revenue is following the lead of the federal IRS and extending the deadline for taxpayers to file their state individual income tax returns and make payments. The deadline is tonight at midnight.

Student leaders on Governor Steve Bullock and First Lady Lisa Bullock’s Youth Leadership Council are dedicating this week to fighting childhood hunger in their respective schools and communities. Governor Bullock today kicked off the 4th annual Fight Childhood Hunger Week with a visit to Four Georgians Elementary School’s Breakfast after the Bell program.

The Montana Department of Revenue reminds taxpayers that individual income tax returns are due April 17 at midnight. With two weeks until the filing deadline, the department has processed about 310,000 returns and issued about 241,000 refunds totaling about $110.3 million. The average refund amount is $460.

Montana’s unemployment rate remained level at 4.1% for the month of January. The U.S. unemployment rate also remained at 4.1%.

Governor Steve Bullock today encouraged Montanans across the state to assist Montanans in need suffering from the impacts of severe winter weather across the state. Governor Bullock Tuesday declared a winter storm emergency in Northwestern and Southeastern Montana, including on the Blackfeet, Fort Belknap, and Northern Cheyenne reservations and in Glacier and Golden Valley Counties.

Governor Steve Bullock today issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency on the Blackfeet, Fort Belknap, and Northern Cheyenne reservations and in Glacier and Golden Valley Counties.

The Montana Department of Revenue would like to remind owners of real and personal property about several important deadlines approaching soon.

The Montana Department of Revenue announces that Congressional changes made late last week affect state individual income tax filing.