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Montana Legislature Mid-Session Recap

Right-to-work legislation fails. “Culture war” bills are still alive. And the big budget fights loom as the Legislature marks its midpoint.

Montana Set to Raise Starting Pay for Public School Teachers

“The goal of the TEACH Act is to incentivize local schools to pay beginning teachers more so we can keep new educators in the state,” said the bill’s sponsor Rep. Llew Jones, a Republican from Conrad.

The Office of Management and Budget is considering changing the definition of metropolitan counties including Cascade (Great Falls) and Missoula (Missoula),

he Office of Management and Budget is considering changing the definition of metropolitan counties by reclassifying about 140 small metropolitan areas as nonmetropolitan.

Idaho Governor Little Sees way to get People Into Affordable Homes: Move to Small Towns

“As we work on our quest for more broadband and better roads, that means that growth can be dispersed out into areas that have lost a major employer, or existing employers have modernized and are using less help.”

To Create More Affordable Housing, Make Zoning Hyperlocal

What if residents on a single block could make their own decision to allow denser housing? 

To Tackle Homelessness, Santa Fe Found a Better Plan

Santa Fe is one of more than 80 communities that have taken up the Built For Zero pledge, a commitment to reduce homelessness to a standard called “functional zero.”

Montana Department of Commerce Connection – 3/2021

Welcome, Director Osterman! – Scott Osterman is a visionary leader with a private sector background of guiding successful strategy and execution to realize growth, develop strong partnerships and lead companies through transition.

Helena, Montana aims to reduce garbage by 50% by 2040

“I’m very grateful to everyone in the community who has been a part of this,” Dean said. “This is a great step that we’re taking, and I’m excited about where we can be in nine and 20 years.”

Montana: The lost best place? This isn’t the Montana most of us know

After one half of one legislative session, it feels like Montana is making a marked shift. We have lost the live free aspect of our state and seem to be replacing it with heavy-handed social policies which are anathema to the spirit that drew me back home.

Senators call on FCC to quadruple base high-speed internet speeds

In a letter to government leaders Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators called for a quadrupling of base high-speed broadband delivery speeds making 100Mbps down and 100Mbps up the new base for high-speed broadband.

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