Missoula Current

Montana's two U.S. senators split their vote Sunday on a sweeping piece of legislation that one contends will drive down the debt and cut costs for families while the other has labeled it a reckless spending bill.

While it won't be the only funding request on this year's ballot, the crisis levy would raise 20 mills if passed, or around $5 million a year, to fund a range of services the city and county launched using federal funding tied to the pandemic.

A bill aimed health care and climate change moved closer to passing on Sunday, though Montana's two senators took a different position on the evolving piece of legislation.

Jim Edwards writes, "I’m a D-lite and a proud cross-over voter, always have been. Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have written this letter, today, I’m compelled to."

An association representing vacation rental owners in Southern Nevada is asking a judge to enjoin the state and Clark County from enforcing what it says are unconstitutional regulations imposed last month on the so-called ‘Airbnb’ industry, and to declare the state and local laws unconstitutional.

Hot Tuna was formed in 1969 by Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady.

David Oclander writes, "Never have I felt so proud to be represented by Senator Tester and never so ashamed to have the representation of Senator Daines."

While funding further improvements to the fairgrounds will be up to voters in November, Missoula County plans to explore the possibility of powering the facility with solar, with or without passage of the bond.

William Munoz writes, "The Decemberists take us on a journey of fantastical stories that make one feel free from the mundane."

Montana Conservation Voters write, "Congress has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in transformational change that will help cut planet-warming pollution by roughly 40 % by 2030 and protect our communities from future devastation."