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As required by state law, Missoula County this week established an account to place into reserves funding that could be used to offset the loss of taxes if a major county taxpayer closed or left.

Last month's blockbuster report wiped July's negative print off the board, with revisions also bumping up the previous two months.

Most residential property owners across Missoula County will pay less in county taxes this year, even as the county's budget increases by roughly 3.2%.

Economists, policymakers and journalists have been puzzling over why so many workers between 25 and 54 have been leaving the labor force over the past two years.

Mountain Line plans to seek a new federal grant to make vast improvements to its system of bus stops, including more seating, shelters and signage.

While most Americans think of themselves as “working class," that identity looks different based on education, income, race, ethnicity and even partisanship, according to data released Monday by the Pew Research Center.

Missoula, the home of the University of Montana Grizzlies, recently came out on top in the USA TODAY Sports Readers’ Choice 2026 for ‘Best College Sports Town.’

The city will explore tweaks to city code that could help incentivize the construction of affordable housing, with recommendations expected by winter.

Calling it the golden age of transportation, Sen. Tim Sheehy on Wednesday advocated for new investments into passenger rail and restoring the North Coast Hiawatha line across Montana's southern tier.

The county adopted the moratorium in early July and state law requires it to initiate its study within 30 days. That process has already begun, officials said this week.