In Montana, many luxury real estate properties are getting agricultural tax breaks despite having no or minimal farming or ranching operations. Now, lawmakers there may try to tighten those ...

trading luxury for a simpler existence surrounded by family and nature. “Today, my home is in Bozeman, Montana. All of my siblings live here,” Close told The Wall Street Journal.

Montana’s property tax system is enormously ... intended for farms and ranches is being abused by people who own luxury homes on rural parcels. Our story runs more than 3,400 words.