Rob Natelson of Montana Conservatives is blasting Gov. Judy Martz for spending the federal tax windfall. The money should have been returned to taxpayers, he says.

"They had a historic opportunity to reduce property taxes while preserving all their spending – and they blew it," he says. "The reason Montana salaries are the lowest in the nation is because we’ve been misgoverned by this group of insiders. This is another example of an inside job."

In remarks today to the Board of Regents, the governor said she had spent $27 million for fire suppression last summer. On Thursday, she announced that $2.7 million would go for K-12 education. Today's announcement included $450,000 for community colleges and $250,000 for distance-learning programs. $11.8 million is left to fight fires next year, she said.

You can read more about Natelson's take here.