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Montana Governor visits new Flathead reentry facility

KALISPELL – Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday toured the Flathead Valley Reentry Facility, which has been operating for just over six months and graduated its first residents into the community this spring. “By helping offenders find employment, access resources, and reconnect with their families, this center is giving Montanans a

Laurel mayor resigns citing health concerns while facing possible recall

Embattled Laurel Mayor David Waggoner has submitted his resignation as the leader of the city, effective at the end of the day Friday. The news of Waggoner’s resignation came just before the city council meeting on Tuesday and just two days before the deadline of a recall petition effort

Eastern, northern Montana hit with ‘disastrous’ wind storm

Jared Miller, a farmer who lives south of Havre, was at a high school conference track meet on May 13 when a “disastrous” wind storm whipped through eastern Montana. The storm stopped the track meet for an hour. “There was no visibility, and the winds were nuts,” Miller said. “Everyone

Montana candy, soft drink SNAP waiver gets federal approval

The State of Montana received federal approval from the United States Department of Agriculture to ban soft drinks, junk food, and candy from the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SNAP is a federal program administered by the USDA. Montana joins 22 other states in banning soft drinks, junk food

Bozeman airport selected in first round of pilot program to transition to FAA-owned tower

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is one of the first two airports selected in a new pilot program to transition its control tower to a Federal Aviation Administration-owned tower. The FAA pilot program is intended to transition select “high-activity federal contract towers,” which are staffed by private-sector employees

Advocates push for independent Department of Corrections watchdog

Lawmakers and advocates for incarcerated Montanans discussed the possibility of adding an independent watchdog for the Department of Corrections, potentially through an ombudsman, during meetings of the Interim Law and Justice Committee this month. Following requests from prison rights advocates, the Interim Law and Justice committee added an ombudsman panel

Montana Land Board updates land exchange policy for first time in two decades

The Montana Board of Land Commissioners voted to update its land exchange policy for the first time in more than two decades, with Gov. Greg Gianforte abstaining from the vote after the board overruled his request for a 30-day public scoping process. At its May 18 meeting, the Land