2023 Montana Legislature and Politics

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Housing Missoula: City, county, industry leaders seek solutions to constrained market

In the wake of the 2021 housing report released this week by the Missoula Organization of Realtors, city and county officials described the findings as a difficult realty and said maintaining the status quo may no longer be acceptable.

As Montana’s Flathead Valley Grows, Housing and Childcare Form Roadblocks for Families

Advocates say state funding critical to addressing childcare shortage, lack of affordability

It’s Imperative: Three States’ Efforts on Broadband for All

Technology leaders in California, Colorado and Minnesota convened at NASCIO to offer best practices on bridging connectivity and digital literacy gaps in their states.

How to Fix America

Take a road trip from New York to California to see infrastructure projects that have the potential to make cities more liveable and equitable.

Eruption: How Human Development Is Degrading The American Serengeti – Please support The American Prairie Reserve

Big blowups: Stunning visuals from Google Earth show how private land development and resource extraction on public lands are harming wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Congress could spend big on broadband. Tribal nations say it can’t come soon enough.

Biden on Friday said he would agree to the GOP’s proposal of spending $65 billion to increase connectivity in the U.S., down from his original plan of $100 billion.

The secret to happy, healthy homes? Universal childcare

Having a stable home, or even being able to afford one, requires stable childcare—something COVID-19 cast in sharp relief. The question now is what to do about it.

In Pursuit of Equality, French Cities Adopt Gendered Budgets

The concept of a gendered budget isn’t new.

Report highlights child care shortages in Montana

A first-of-its-kind report for the state of Montana, done by Montana Kids Count with the Montana Budget and Policy Center, shows just what parents are up against in the state when it comes to finding quality and affordable child care, with the added challenges the pandemic brought.

Montana Legislative Studies Assigned to Committees

Legislative leadership on Monday, May 24th, assigned 28 studies to committees of the legislature to complete before the 2023 session.

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As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding

Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative - Collaborative program design and execution and integrated programs fostering innovation, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and sustainable small businesses

Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.