Montana lawmakers acknowledged there was significant work to do on workforce and childcare issues, as childcare is now costing Montanans 28% of their median household income.
Elected officials in Missoula County will receive an increase in total compensation this fiscal year, a move that also increases the pay of deputies within the Sheriff's Department.
All but one voting member of the City Council on Monday night approved a collective bargaining agreement with the Missoula Police Department in a move that brings officers' pay closer to the market average.
Federal wildland firefighters came one step closer to a permanent pay boost Wednesday, as lawmakers on the Senate’s homeland security panel approved a measure to canonize a temporary salary hike scheduled to end in the coming months.
The Missoula County sheriff and deputies at the county jail have filed a lawsuit against the county, claiming it violated the Wage Claim Act by failing to correctly calculate their wages and thus, has been underpaying them for several years.