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Missoula Current
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![Caucus seeks poll of Legislature for special session on taxes](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/03/attachment-Gianforte-Taxes.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Caucus seeks poll of Legislature for special session on taxes
The Montana Freedom Caucus has asked the Secretary of State to poll legislators in an attempt to force a special session of the Legislature to address taxes.
![Viewpoint: With out-of-state candidate, public lands again on ballot](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/300117_PubLands_03.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: With out-of-state candidate, public lands again on ballot
Lisa Robertson writes, "We need representatives in office who will vote to protect our public lands, now and for the future. This is why when I look at Tim Sheehy’s public lands rap sheet, I become deeply worried."
![After court ruling, Missoula County seeks clarity on how to levy extra state mills](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-housing1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
After court ruling, Missoula County seeks clarity on how to levy extra state mills
A Montana Supreme Court decision last week siding with the state in its push to levy more education mills than most counties believed was right now has local treasurers across the state taking a wait-and-see approach on what their next step will be.
![Missoula’s wastewater plant evolves to handle increased capacity](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/10/climate-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula’s wastewater plant evolves to handle increased capacity
The Missoula wastewater utility department plans to start work on replacing aging equipment to increase the amount of water they can remove from solid waste, some of which is then used to create compost.
![Viewpoint: Yellowstone bison need a cease fire to recover](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/03/BisonHunt1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Yellowstone bison need a cease fire to recover
Stephany Seay writes, "It is time for a cease-fire in the so-called buffalo hunts that take place on the western and northern edges of Yellowstone National Park."
![Harmon’s Histories: In final class, UM’s Toole warned of corporate greed, rapacious development](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-Photo-K.-Ross-U-M-photo1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: In final class, UM’s Toole warned of corporate greed, rapacious development
“There are, I think, undeniably, new winds sweeping across America. They are indeed gusty and changeable, but they are new - and they will alter what happens in Montana ... (either for) better or worse, (depending) on Montanans and how they, or you, read those winds.” The quote is from one of my favorite historians, K. Ross Toole, a Montana rancher who accepted the Hammond Professorship at the University of Montana in 1965 – a post he held until his death in 1981.
![Viewpoint: Giving Tuesday offers opportunity for donors, nonprofits](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/08/attachment-Patrick.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Giving Tuesday offers opportunity for donors, nonprofits
Susan Hay Patrick writes, "Donors are slower to give, pledge, or pay off pledges, as inflation eats away at household budgets. Corporate giving has also fallen, and foundations report unprecedented numbers of grant requests."
![Rehbein, Missoula’s ‘remembrancer,’ to retire after 30 years as city clerk](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-city-hall.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Rehbein, Missoula’s ‘remembrancer,’ to retire after 30 years as city clerk
Marty Rehbein, a University of Montana graduate, is winding down a career that has spanned Missoula's evolution from a town to a city.
![Viewpoint: Gratitude for a stronger Montana](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/06/Food-bank-network.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Gratitude for a stronger Montana
Mary Rutheford writes, "As the CEO of the Montana Community Foundation (MCF), I am deeply appreciative of the unwavering support our donors have provided, playing a pivotal role in our organization's achievements spanning 35 years."
![Montana SupCo sides with state, not counties on school mills](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/07/attachment-Supreme-Court.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana SupCo sides with state, not counties on school mills
After most of Montana’s counties tried to lower your property tax bill, arguing the state was levying too much, the Montana Supreme Court unanimously said Wednesday the state had it right after all.