Prairie schools find a lifeline, but Montana wants to share the wealth

An oilfield bonanza for districts in sparsely populated eastern Montana is irresistible to the capital. ‘Fair is fair,’ says the governor, who adds that timber and mining areas shared their windfalls.

By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times

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