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Montana Supreme Court said zoning laws meant to ease housing crisis are valid

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld laws passed by the 2023 Legislature meant to help cities address affordable housing shortages through allowing higher density housing in neighborhoods where it would otherwise have been limited or illegal. The state’s highest court also reversed a ruling from Gallatin District County Judge

Prepare for high winds, say NorthWestern Energy, NWS

Public Service Commission takes step to keep the 406 area code as only one for Montana

Montanans love living in the “406,” but Montana could run out of 406 phone numbers by 2033. It’s not because all the numbers will be in use by far. Still, the clock is ticking on assigning a new second area code, and there’s no question Montanans have pride

Report: Gallatin, Flathead county have majority of short-term rental units

Significant increases in short-term rental properties may be adding pressure to local housing supplies, especially in high-value tourism areas of the state near Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. That’s according to a report by the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research published this

Lawsuit filed against Flathead County over marina construction

A new lawsuit says Flathead County violated public participation and state environmental laws when it approved a new commercial marina and dock near Lakeside. Citizens for a Better Flathead, an advocacy group, filed the lawsuit in Flathead County District Court this week. The suit asks the court to intervene in

Empty chair ‘debate’ at state GOP event highlights property tax rift

GOP Chair Art Wittich, left, Rep. Terry Falk, center, and Sen. Greg Hertz discuss property tax legislation at the GOP Winter Kickoff event at the Heritage Inn on Feb. 7 in Great Falls, MT. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan) GREAT FALLS — In a visual representation of a deep split among conservatives

Astro Weekly: The illusion of self

What does it feel like to be reading this? If you are a human being, it probably feels like you are absorbing these symbols via the eye and subsequently unmixing and interpreting them (this happens very quickly, and we usually do it subconsciously). But what does it mean for “you”