GOVERNMENT

In Illinois and New York, gubernatorial candidates are touting proposals that would free cities to impose rent controls on housing units, a policy also backed this year by the Democratic parties of Washington State and California.

After designing an incredibly cheap home, the 20K Initiative is now working with Fannie Mae and others to redesign mortgages and the other factors that make home ownership so expensive.

"This is the swampiest, darkest, dirtiest decision," said Tester. "We need more transparency in our campaigns, not less."

Stockton, Calif., and tech entrepreneurs are exploring whether access to a no-strings paycheck has the potential to end poverty.

In Montana, counties have a maximum amount of taxes they can levy from their residents, which changes every three years based on a percentage of the state’s inflation rate. The county cannot increase taxes beyond that limit without the approval of its voters.

The effort comes down to basic fairness, the draft legislation argues.

It may soon be harder to get the Federal Communications Commission to listen to your complaints about billing, privacy, or other issues with telecommunications carriers like AT&T and Verizon.

Last week, Communication Coordinator Melody Mileur sent out an email stating the city is continuing the beginning stages of addressing affordable housing issues in Bozeman and they want the community to be involved.

"Because the United States is withdrawing from its leadership role, it enables people like Putin to push their weight around. And he’s doing that, obviously, whether it’s Ukraine, Crimea, interference in U.S. elections," Baucus said.