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Lawmakers create low-interest loan program for reopening shuttered sawmillsÂ
Missoula County’s two largest wood products facilities — Pyramid Mountain Lumber in Seeley Lake and Roseburg Forest Products in Missoula — announced in March 2024 plans to close, affecting about 250 employees.
New laws aim to strengthen Indigenous education and language revitalization efforts
Two bills aimed at strengthening the state’s commitment to Native American education and language revitalization recently became law, enacting measures to improve financial accountability and elevate the role of tribal governments in Indian Education For All.
Montana to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day
Marsha Small, Northern Cheyenne, has testified in support of establishing a state-recognized holiday for the last six legislative sessions. Now, she can’t wait to celebrate.
Asbestos clinic in Libby forced to close
An asbestos screening clinic in a Montana town where thousands have been sickened dust from a nearby mine has been shuttered by local authorities. The move follows a court order to seize the clinic’s assets in order to pay off a judgment to railroad BNSF. Courts in Montana have said BNSF contributed to the asbestos…
How Foundation for Government Accountability is chipping away at public benefits, one state at a time
Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative policy think tank out of Florida, has worked for more than a decade to reshape the nation’s public assistance programs. That includes SNAP, which federal data shows helps an average of 42 million people afford food each month. It also advocates for ways to cut Medicaid, the federal-state program…
Voters deliver mixed outcomes to levy requests from some of the state’s largest school districts
School districts in Missoula, Bozeman, Helena and Kalispell all won voter approval for modest to sizable increases to their schools’ general operating funds. But in Belgrade, similar bids for additional support at the elementary and high school levels failed, as did the Helena schools’ requested increases for technology funding.
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