Attorneys from Parsons Behle & Latimer provided an indepth analysis of some of the major legislation at the recent Montana session at a forum hosted by the Missoula Economic Partnership. Here are the slides from that presentation
According to Lynch, “The overall umbrella of the municipalities is maintaining local decision making so that communities can have regulations and rules in their communities that reflect what their community wants to see,” Lynch says.
According to Lynch, “The overall umbrella of the municipalities is maintaining local decision making so that communities can have regulations and rules in their communities that reflect what their community wants to see,” Lynch says.
Small businesses have long complained that federal contracts are too hard to understand. Congress is taking another shot at fixing that with a new plain language bill.
The plan also calls on the city “to lead by example,” which includes increasing the city’s own EV fleet. Filicicchia said the city has roughly 463 vehicles in its fleet, including 11 fully electric, five plug-in hybrid and 42 conventional hybrid vehicles.
Despite widespread distaste in Wyoming for lab-grown meat, ranchers see problems with bans like the ones instituted in Montana and Nebraska. Rancher Tyler Lindholm said of the ban, “It’s authoritarian as hell.” What they want instead are clear labels.
Attorneys from Parsons Behle & Latimer provided an indepth analysis of some of the major legislation at the recent Montana session at a forum hosted by the Missoula Economic Partnership. Here are the slides from that presentation
“MCEP project grant funding is focused on addressing health and safety problems as well as the financial needs of cities, towns, counties and districts that apply to replace aging collection or distribution systems, to newly construct or repair treatment facilities and to repair or replace bridges,” said Montana Department of Commerce Acting Director Mandy Rambo.
We successfully supported the Great Falls City Commission that approved annexation and zoning for Meadowview Village, a 163-unit homeownership subdivision, the largest homeownership project being developed by the Upslope Group approved in Great Falls since our first Housing Market Demand Assessment. GFDA has financed the predevelopment work for this exciting development.
It used to be that the city was all about “work hard, play hard, rent while you’re at it,” and the suburb was relegated to the stage of settling down and leaving the renter days behind. Nowadays, suburban living is no longer reserved for those with a mortgage.
Today on the show – how a battery factory ignited a political firestorm over what kind of factories we actually want in our backyard. And what happens when the global economy meets town hall democracy.
This punitive response is a stark contrast to the way other cities are embracing low-cost, community-driven interventions. Pittsburgh, for instance, is taking a different approach. In 2022, the city launched its “Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program,” which not only permits but actively encourages residents to identify dangerous intersections and propose fixes—including temporary, low-cost solutions like painted curb extensions, plastic bollards, and chicanes.
