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Big Sky organizations receive $5 million in resort tax money

The Big Sky Fire Department, which received $1.5 million, topped the list of roughly two dozen area recipients that ranged from the local post office to Morningstar Learning Center.

New state economic development website raises the bar

Economic development organizations are increasingly developing their own dashboards or transparency portals to provide better data on incentive use and program outcomes.

Roseville, Calif., Looks to Boost Engagement Through Tech-Savvy Response Program

The city is finalizing a contract to build a Web application through which residents will find explanations of what each department and division budget does, and be able to leave notes and comments.

Montana Viewpoint: A starved government helps only the rich

Someone once wrote that the only people who are truly free are the very poor and the very rich; the poor because they have nothing and the wealthy because they have everything.

This new banking bill would make consumers pay

Last week, the House approved a sweeping financial industry deregulation bill that guts the flawed, but necessary, 2010 Dodd-Frank law — a measure designed to crack down on the big banks and Wall Street’s bad behavior.

Montana’s Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte sentenced to anger management, community service for assault of reporter

"I grabbed his wrist. A scuffle ensued and he was injured, as I understand it," Gianforte told Judge Rick West on Monday during a hearing packed with more than a dozen of reporters and photographers. "It was not my intention to hurt him."

Infrastructure Is Not Just Roads and Bridges

Only 62 percent of rural Americans have access to high-speed internet. Imagine what that means to a high school student applying to college or a small-business owner trying to connect with customers.

‘Montana is not for sale to the highest bidder after all’: State to offer tax relief to some Montana homeowners with sky-high land values

The Montana Legislature approved a new program that will limit the size of their tax bills, potentially reducing them by 70 percent.

Cities Look to New Predictive Tool to Meet Vision Zero (eliminate roadway deaths completely) Goals

San Francisco-based Zendrive, who has developed software that measures unsafe driving through smartphone sensors

North Carolina Cities Use Data to Improve Quality of Life

Whether monitoring traffic counts, water and air quality or water lines for leaks, sensors and other evolving technologies are increasingly being used by the Triangle cities and nationwide to make more informed, real-time decisions.

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