HELENA, Mont., Sept. 8 -- Montana Governor issued the following press release:

Governor Greg Gianforte today joined Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) to announce the Flat. Fair. Montana. campaign, a statewide initiative to promote a flat income tax rate of 4.7 percent. Flat. Fair. Montana. is a project of MSPC, focused on making Montana's individual income tax system simpler, more transparent, and more competitive.

"We're here today because we believe in a simple truth: Montanans know how to spend their money better than the government does," Gov. Gianforte said. "Despite our past conservative reforms, Montana still has one of the highest income tax rates in the Rocky Mountain West. We must get Montana to a flat income tax to create mo...