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City of Helena’s water rights could be at risk with latest court ruling

Based on a water master’s determination of flow rates used previously by the city, Helena could see its rate reduced by slightly more than half.

In Dallas, the IRS says it can’t chase tax cheats who owe less than $1 million

The IRS says that $2 billion will go uncollected this year because of cuts to revenue employees who go after tax cheats.

Montana launches website to help you find notaries

The Montana Notary Search lets users search notaries by city or by name. The search lists notaries whose services are available during working hours or by appointment.

For federal-worker hopefuls, the civil service exam is making a comeback

The new generation of exams, called USA Hire, uses animated avatars and videos to simulate challenges that could confront employees, testing their reasoning and problem-solving skills.

How Government Can Benefit from Becoming Better Storytellers

Storytelling is the key to getting a message across not only to the public, but also to managers, legislators and public-sector employees.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence Stunned By How Many People Seem to Have Gay Friends

Pence said that from what he has been able to gather thus far, the phenomenon of "ordinary folks" having gay friends "has been going on for years."

Santa Rosa, Calif., Rolls Out New Data Website

"We really want this data to be available and to be responsive to our public."

The ‘CEO-Mayors’ Who Care About Cities Instead of Profits

I always have been concerned that the divide between the public and private sectors is too wide in this country.

What Data Analysis Technology Can Do for Tax Administration

Since our databases are integrated across the county, we can work closely with the recorder’s, auditor’s and assessor’s offices ensuring that all of the data balances before we actually get to the tax-bill-printing stage.

Ethics report finds some issues with Bozeman’s top leaders – Mayor Krauss said the key to gaining people’s trust is transparency.

The Board of Ethics is recommending that the citizens of Bozeman be surveyed, which Krauss said he would support.