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With mixed opinions, the Missoula City Council on Monday voted to override the city's opposing stance on a housing bill that would permit duplexes by right in all single-family neighborhoods.

The second phase of a housing project off Mullan Road made its debut before the Missoula City Council on Monday night and would include 33 units if approved.

The bill would exempt Montana landlords from paying full property taxes if they rent their property below market value.

Missoula County will consider new zoning that would place certain rules on rural marijuana dispensaries and cultivators, including the distance between each storefront and the amount of energy they use.

The owner of several parcels of land at the former Smurfit Stone mill site west of Missoula owes more than $500,000 in delinquent taxes to the county and area schools, along with penalties and interest, according to county records.

While Montana's unemployment rate has flirted with historic lows several times in the past two years, it finally crossed the threshold in February, falling to 2.4%.

St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades, placing it among the top tier of hospitals in the U.S.

After last week’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, public pension systems began reporting that they were part of the collateral damage done by the banks’ implosion.

Missoula County this week approved a contract amendment to help finish up work at the Gerald Marks Exploration Center and Rocky Mountain Gardens at the fairgrounds.

Two words added to a section of state law during the last Legislature could enable cities in Montana to direct tax increment toward workforce housing, though exactly how hasn't been determined.