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Constitutional amendment to ban abortion in Montana comes up short
The Montana Senate on Wednesday voted 29-21 for House Bill 337, but that count gave the measure only 95 total votes in the Legislature – five short of the necessary two-thirds of the entire body to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot for voters to decide.
Legislature refuses to comply with Montana Supreme Court order on emails
State Supreme Court quashes GOP subpoena seeking internal judiciary emails
Montana House votes down portion of transgender sports bill despite funding
Missoula County elections defends voting process, call legislator's claims 'baseless'
Business
State of Missoula: Despite pandemic, community on verge 'of renaissance'
Housing, equity and the economy played as common themes on Monday as city and county leaders considered the state of the community, saying it was strong yet offered room for growth.
Bodnar: UM undergoing academic renewal; set for $100M in infrastructure upgrades
Westside rezone ahead of apartment project wins Missoula City Council approval
New owners propose Fort Missoula hospital preservation, nearby retail, housing
Missoula to receive $1.3M from ARPA earmarked for affordable housing
Environment
State legislators question purpose of proposed land transfer bill
Due to federal land decisions in the 1800s, a lot of state school-trust land exists in isolated sections, which are more easily managed if they can be swapped for quality federal or private land adjacent other state sections.
PSC staff: Northwestern's Colstrip bill could cost ratepayers more
Missoula County ups offer on 27 acres eyed for gravel to $385K
Sustainable Missoula: Clark Fork has come far, but annual river cleanup still needed
Rehab or decommission? City of Missoula mulls future of 10 Rattlesnake wilderness dams
Arts & Events
Harmon's Histories: Marshall Grade a perilous route for 150 years
Harmon's Histories: Sheriff Frank Baney served Lincoln County with courage, compassion
Harmon's Histories: Missoula jeweler Herman Kohn's eventful life ... and iconic downtown clock
Harmon's Histories: Meet the desperadoes, burger champs and athletes of Saco, Montana
Montana Today
Flathead Tribal Defenders Office, Missoula County collaborating on jail diversion, reentry
As the justice system in Missoula develops new ideas around incarceration, the county detention center and tribal defenders on the Flathead Reservation hope to maintain an agreement intended to help Native American inmates land on their feet upon reentry into the community.
Freedom to blast or public nuisance? Missoula to decide 'amplified sound' ordinance for parks
Former Montana Governor Stan Stephens dies at 91 in Kalispell
Covid-19: Montana sticks to patchwork vaccination rollout as eligibility expands
