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A request to update outdated security cameras at four Parks and Recreation facilities didn't make it through a full public hearing on Monday night before a majority of City Council sent it back to committee for further discussion.

With many students and educators already using widely available artificial intelligence tools, state lawmakers and school districts are playing catch-up on AI policies.

While hearings on a proposed Bonner data center are on hold, Missoula area residents are organizing to push for a moratorium.

Moves to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research followed President Donald Trump's continued criticism of Colorado's elections, DEI and climate change policies.

The legislation, which passed the Assembly on Thursday, now advances to the state Senate.

Missoula County’s review of a data center proposed in Bonner has been cancelled for a third time due to the applicant’s delay in providing information required by the county.

The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation’s capital.

Steph Cole writes, "Broader economic trends - what some have called the “She-conomy” - underscore the influence women now have as workers, consumers, and innovators."

The federal government called it a coincidence, not a conspiracy, when cuts to the National Center for Atmospheric Research were announced following President Donald Trump's criticism of Colorado's prosecution of former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters.

A small business owner from Missoula met with the state's congressional delegation and other federal officials last week, expressing concern that restricting the use of data and artificial intelligence could make it hard for operations like his to compete.