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![Montana lawmakers consider grizzly bear policies as feds study possible delisting](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/04/Grizzly.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana lawmakers consider grizzly bear policies as feds study possible delisting
Montana leaders have been petitioning the federal government to consider removing grizzly bears from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife and giving the state the opportunity to manage the species.
![Issue prompt another lift evacuation at Whitefish Mountain Resort](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/02/attachment-Whitefish-ski.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Issue prompt another lift evacuation at Whitefish Mountain Resort
According to a social media post, Chair 4 had to be stopped due to a mechanical issue at 9:40 a.m. and riders were evacuated by rope.
![First Native American woman in space talks to Flathead Reservation students](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Space.jpg?w=980&q=75)
First Native American woman in space talks to Flathead Reservation students
Students on the Flathead Indian Reservation got a firsthand look at the view thanks to Nicole Mann — NASA's first Indigenous woman in space and the spacecraft commander for NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the space station.
![Lawmakers could limit where marijuana businesses can operate](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/01/marijuana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lawmakers could limit where marijuana businesses can operate
Supporters said it would address some local communities’ concerns about the industry, but business owners called it an unnecessary imposition.
![New electric school bus coming to Bigfork schools](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-electric-bus.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New electric school bus coming to Bigfork schools
The Bigfork School District has approved the purchase of a new electric school bus thanks to a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
![Gianforte touts Montana economy, legislative priorities in State of the State address](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Gianforte.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gianforte touts Montana economy, legislative priorities in State of the State address
Gov. Gianforte again highlighted one of his top priorities: the “Red Tape Relief” initiative, with more than a hundred bills aimed at simplifying state regulations.
![Flathead County: Community members ‘enabling’ homeless](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/11/Homeless-Trash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Flathead County: Community members ‘enabling’ homeless
In the letter, Flathead County commissioners said part of the problem is community members “enabling” the homeless population.
![Republicans hedge on Gianforte’s $1K property tax rebate proposal](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/07/housing.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Republicans hedge on Gianforte’s $1K property tax rebate proposal
Republican lawmakers cut Gov. Gianforte's proposed property tax rebate with the intention of redirecting some of the funding to an income tax rebate.
![Missoula hockey team promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion with rainbow jersey](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Hockey-Ice.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula hockey team promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion with rainbow jersey
Hockey captains Dave Jenks and Alex Pearsall and their team chose an LGBTQ+ community center in Missoula — The Center — as the sponsor for their jersey.
![Bill aims to change permitting for sidewalks on highways in Montana cities](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/01/downtown-missoula.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bill aims to change permitting for sidewalks on highways in Montana cities
If passed, House Bill 198 would give control of the sidewalks on highways in a city’s limits from the Montana Department of Transportation to the local municipality.