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U.S. House Fails to Reauthorize 20-Year-Old Bipartisan Bill to Fund Rural Schools, Communities

January 7, 2025/

In Montana, 32 counties received $16 million in 2023, according to U.S. Forest Service data.

Montana and other western states will miss out on millions in funding from the Secure Rural Schools bill, which passed the Senate but failed to garner Republican support to pass in the House.
“This sad state of affairs due to congressional Republican failings is pointless and regrettable,”
by Alex Baumhardt / Daily Montanan


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