Montana Today

When the Missoula City Council sits down next spring to craft the FY 2024 budget, the framework of a new strategic plan and the goals that lie within it will help serve as a guide through the process.

Radiologist Dr. Timothy McCue is nearly finished converting a former Reserve Street bank into the Montana Imaging Center – a project that began in March and is nearing completion.

A Montana law requiring public schools to notify parents of lessons that mention human sexuality — and allowing parents to pull their children from those lessons — has reached further and been more cumbersome than anticipated.

Bryan St. Germain writes, "Your words 'marijuana illness or sickness' is ridiculous. Just a scare tactic, like 'schizophrenic symptoms.' It is so much safer than alcohol."

Jim Smith writes, "Some in Congress are considering legislation like the “Credit Card Competition Act of 2022” that would cause rewards programs to lose value and get rid of major incentives to visit Montana."

The president also announced economic, climate and land management actions the administration is taking to foster a strong federal relationship with Indian Country.

Members of the Supreme Court appeared stumped Wednesday on what ambivalent precedent means for a pair of Montana landowners fighting to revive their suit against the federal government.

More than half of Montanans want more tax dollars spent on higher education — and more than 80% see it as a pathway to upward economic mobility and other benefits.

Noting that nearly one-third of all endangered species live in these refuges, the Center for Biological Diversity filed suit last year to challenge what was the largest-ever expansion of hunting and fishing throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System, executed under former President Donald Trump in 2020.

The Consolidated City-County Planning Board recommended approval last month and praised the project for its design, mix of housing types and protection of riverfront habitat. The city planning department also has recommended approval.