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Missoula Current
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![Montana’s minimum wage will be over $10 an hour next year](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/09/dollars.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana’s minimum wage will be over $10 an hour next year
The 35¢-an-hour increase follows last year’s 75¢-an-hour increase, which was the largest in more than a decade.
![International commission may investigate selenium at Canadian border](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-Lake-Koocanusa.jpg?w=980&q=75)
International commission may investigate selenium at Canadian border
Montana has set limits on the amount of selenium pollution in Lake Koocanusa that comes from Canadian coal mines, and now, an international commission may add more information and funding to the issue.
![Direct cash for homeless Denverites wins unanimous council approval](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-Colorado-housing.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Direct cash for homeless Denverites wins unanimous council approval
The Denver Basic Income Project will get another year of funding to support people experiencing homelessness through direct cash assistance, with Denver City Council support.
![Viewpoint: Davis suited for Missoula’s next mayor](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-city-hall.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Davis suited for Missoula’s next mayor
Toni Matlock writes, "Andrea Davis seems to approach life and work like it’s all a river. Everything is connected and has a purpose."
![Viewpoint: Medicaid “unwinding” making Montana children suffer](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/healthcare-e1470695772735.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Medicaid “unwinding” making Montana children suffer
The Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics writes, "Watching a child battle cancer is incredibly hard, but watching a child forgo cancer treatment because he lost insurance coverage is devastating. This is the reality that some Montana families are facing."
![Missoula County doles out $900K in assistance to service providers](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-downtown.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula County doles out $900K in assistance to service providers
Missoula County this week signed a number of contracts with local providers that infuses the organizations with a combined $900,000 to provide a range of social services, from housing stabilization to transportation.
![Mayoral candidates disclose business ties, talk economic development](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/Welding.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mayoral candidates disclose business ties, talk economic development
While supporting local businesses is a dirty word to some members of City Council, the two candidates for mayor believe that needs to change, and that Missoula has new opportunities on the table that can grow the workforce and provide good-paying jobs.
![Montana Viewpoint: Missing Francis Bardanouve](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-Jim-Elliott.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Viewpoint: Missing Francis Bardanouve
Jim Elliott writes, "His face looks like it should be on a Roman coin, it is so distinguished, but in fact Francis was a rancher from Harlem, and he looms high in my moral and ethical universe."
![Smurfit advisory group disappointed with EPA’s fall sampling](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/01/smurfit9.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Smurfit advisory group disappointed with EPA’s fall sampling
The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to conduct more sampling at the Smurfit-Stone mill site, but a recent project shows the agency and local organizations still disagree over what information needs to be collected.
![Missoula mayoral candidates talk taxes at city forum](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-Nugent-Davis.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula mayoral candidates talk taxes at city forum
The two candidates vying for the title as Missoula's next mayor touched on their priorities Tuesday in a forum that covered housing, taxes, the local economy, and government needs versus wants.