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In unexpected change, federal customs officials demand that airports pay for their office equipment
The airport authority board in Great Falls reluctantly agreed to pay for the equipment to keep its customs service and international status, which have the potential to support local development efforts.
Billings police expect to be hindered by revamped budgetsÂ
Billings officials say changes to the state’s property tax laws will likely squeeze the city’s public safety budgets during the next fiscal year, and the city’s chief of police cautioned that residents should expect a decrease in services.
New laws address Montana’s missing and murdered Indigenous people crisis
Native Americans in Montana are four times more likely to be reported missing than their counterparts. Several new laws aim to address the crisis. The new laws aim to bolster the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Advisory Council and call on the federal government to adequately fund law enforcement in Indian Country.
Bill extending Montana Indian Child Welfare Act signed into law
A bill revising the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act — a priority bill for the Montana American Indian Caucus — was signed into law earlier this month, though in a much weaker form than initially proposed.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ bringing on photographer
The new hire is possible through support from Report for America and CatchLight, a San Francisco-based visual media organization that specializes in accessible image-based reporting.
Federal cuts ripple through a bioscience hub in rural Montana
The Trump administration’s mass federal layoffs and cancellation of research grants are having effects in communities far from Washington, D.C., including Rocky Mountain Labs in Hamilton.
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