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‘A year of unknowns’ for Montana tourism
Legislature passes bill to allow tribes to enter into cannabis compacts
Federal attorneys offer more detail about allegations against MSU international students
Federal attorneys challenged the ACLU’s assertion that neither of the international students from MSU represented in the case has faced a criminal conviction in the U.S., and insisted that the students face no imminent threat of deportation.
DEQ denies petition to designate the Big Hole River as impaired by nutrient pollution
Montana’s environmental regulator has denied a petition to designate the Big Hole River as impaired by nitrogen and phosphorus, throwing a wrench in environmentalists’ efforts to put the blue-ribbon fishery on a “pollution diet.â€
Missoula school officials encourage support for levies to avoid budget cutsÂ
School officials say the three levies, including $1 million for safety in the high schools, would cost the owner of an average $450,000 home about $2.75 per month.
Major income tax cut heads to the governor’s deskÂ
House Bill 337, sponsored by Speaker of the House Brandon Ler, R-Savage, scales back the state’s top-bracket tax rate over the next two years while extending a lower-bracket rate to higher incomes. It passed on near-party line votes, with support from all Republicans and opposition from nearly all Democrats.
State Supreme Court sides with media outlets in public meetings lawsuit
The state Supreme Court has upheld Montanans’ right to open government meetings and public disclosure concerning the governor’s appointment of replacement judges for state district court.
Helena school officials could cut teachers, nurses in place of closing HawthorneÂ
Members of Helena Friends of Neighborhood School, a group pushing to keep Hawthorne open, said that the school district’s plan to cut teachers and nurses is pitting segments of the school community against one another.
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