Montana’s top statewide elected officials held a discussion Monday, in response to questions about what happens when farmers and ranchers use their water rights on state trust lands.
Eileen Rice was a proponent of research and native fisheries but she also supported Montana’s anglers in preserving their favorite fishing spots and species.
Citing an administrative burden and a cumbersome scoring system, Missoula County may change how it distributes funding from Montana's alcohol tax to local providers who offer treatment and prevention services.
A chorus of stories recount the ways the unwinding has upended people’s lives, but Native Americans are proving particularly vulnerable to losing coverage and face greater obstacles to reenrolling in Medicaid or finding other coverage.
Mayor Andrea Davis writes, "The safety of our residents is paramount. Despite the challenges posed by the Montana property tax environment, we cannot afford to delay this much-needed investment."
Steve Kelly writes, "With the Vietnam war six decades behind us, and the demise of the U.S.S.R. almost thirty years in the rear-view mirror, is American Imperialist society’s anti-communist dogmatism finally peaking?"
David Brooks and Andrew Gorder write, "We’ve come too far to accept a perpetually contaminated Clark Fork fishery, and FWP’s discoveries demand a strong response."