Daily Montanan
Montana University System survey: Higher ed worthwhile — if you can afford it
More than half of Montanans want more tax dollars spent on higher education — and more than 80% see it as a pathway to upward economic mobility and other benefits.
After public outcry, Montana standards for counselors, librarians, to stay in place
The Montana Board of Public Education plans to keep existing ratios between students and librarians, school counselors and superintendents — contrary to the Office of Public Instruction’s recommendation to eliminate the minimum requirements.
Montana Department of Justice settles discrimination complaint
An investigator found that a personnel committee had recommended Haladay as the leading candidate, but Deputy Attorney General Kris Hansen, who has since died, overruled the committee, likely because Haladay’s political views didn’t mesh with the administration’s.
Yellowstone National Park identifies man whose foot was found in thermal pool
Authorities have concluded that a human foot, found over the summer floating in the Abyss thermal pool in West Thumb Geyser Basin, belongs to Il Hun Ro, a 70-year-old man from Los Angeles.
POWDR already in charge of Holland Lake Lodge, memo alleges
POWDR, a Utah company identified as future owner of Holland Lake Lodge, is already in control of the Swan Valley resort, allege a couple of lawyers who are opponents of a lodge expansion proposal in a memo and review of public records.
Montana Republicans, Democrats select leaders in advance of 2023 legislative session
Senate Republicans elected Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, to serve as the next president of the Senate, according to an email from the Senate Majority.
Housing, budget surplus, the judiciary to be among ‘hot topics’ in Montana Legislature
University of Montana’s Mansfield Center hosts post-election dialogue with Reps. Jones and Abbott.
‘Absolutely insane’: Cascade County elections official says cops called after skeptics escalate
Law enforcement was called Friday after a group of election integrity skeptics in Cascade County escalated tactics, circling the county office and waiting for election officials and staff to come outside, according to County Clerk and Recorder Rina Moore.
Tax reduction, spending on repairs for state facilities included in Gianforte’s budget
Gianforte’s budget proposes $1 billion in tax relief, $500 million from both property and income taxes, and proposes to reduce the income tax rate most Montanans pay from 6.5% to 5.9%.
Missoula judge issues warrant for arrest of neo-Nazi publisher Andrew Anglin
A U.S. District Court judge issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for a neo-Nazi publisher earlier ordered to pay $14 million after he unleashed an anti-Semitic “troll storm” against a Whitefish woman and her family.