2024 MT Governor's race: on Tax Reform

Tanner Smith: Implement policies to lower taxes, promote economic growth

Ryan Busse: Tax breaks for renters and homeowners, not corporations

Ryan Busse: Released his tax returns publicly, to ensure debate occurs

The release of the tax records comes after Gianforte last week dismissed Busse as not a "serious candidate" and suggested he wouldn't debate him since the Democrat had not released his tax returns. "It's a complete charade," Busse told AP after providing his returns. "If this is the singular reason why Gianforte will not debate, I'm not going to let him have that excuse."

Last week, [Gianforte's campaign wrote] a memo to reporters that Gianforte was prepared to debate a credible candidate but suggested that was not Busse. "The first step to getting a debate is we need a serious candidate who releases his tax returns just like every other candidate has done, and then we can talk about scheduling a debate," Gianforte said in an Aug. 28 interview with KECI-TV in Missoula.