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DECEMBER 14, 2016 // FLATHEADBEACON.COM
DATA POINTS
THIS WEEK’S
“You had a job as a mother to protect your child from harm. Had you and Mr. Newberry sought medical treatment, Forrest would probably still be with us today.”
Flathead County District Judge Heidi Ulbricht speaking to Takara Kaye Juntunen before sentencing the 23-year-old to the Department of Corrections. Juntunen was convicted of negligent homicide after her boyfriend murdered her 2-year-old son in 2015.
2.82 MILLION
Visitation in Glacier National Park through November, a new record and 20 percent higher than last year. An estimated 30,800 people visited Glacier last month, the most in November since 1985.
POLLS FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE DECISION TO HALT THE DAKOTA ACCESS OIL PIPELINE?
TOTAL VOTES
53% YES
47% NO
345
1,500
Skiers and snowboarders who braved sub-zero temperatures to enjoy opening day at White sh Mountain Resort on Dec. 7. The resort said more than 8,000 people bought season passes this winter.
IS THE STATE DOING ENOUGH TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE MUSSELS?
TOTAL VOTES
“It makes the conversation more di cult because there are Republicans who view it as the governor’s o ce trying to put something completely on their shoulders.”
Montana Infrastructure Coalition Executive Director Darryl James responding to the infrastructure funding debate between the governor’s o ce and GOP lawmakers. Last week Montana Department of Transportation Director Mike Tooley told the Montana Contractors Association that the agency is delaying $144.5 million of road projects across the state as it faces a budget shortfall that could ultimately kill the contracts altogether, Lee Newspapers reported.
38% YES
62% NO
THE GOOD
MAGGIE’S BACK
White sh feestyle skier Maggie Voison is o to a strong start this ski season, earning a silver medal over the weekend at the Dew Tour in Breckenridge, Colorado.
THE BAD
WILDFIRE DISASTER FUNDING
A bill that included a long-term nancial x for wildland re ghting stalled in Congress. It would have allowed the Forest Service to pay for forest re ghting expenses in a similar way to how the federal
government responds to other natural disasters.
141
SHOULD REP. RYAN ZINKE RUN AGAINST SEN. JON TESTER IN 2018?
TOTAL VOTES
108
Road fatalities in Montana for every 100,000 residents, the worst among all 50 states, according to a study released last week by the Auto Insurance Center. The AIC measured deadly driving conditions throughout the U.S from 2005 to 2015.
7,558
Enrolled medical marijuana patients in Montana in November. There were more than 30,000 people enrolled before state lawmakers in 2011 passed a law limiting medical marijuana providers to three patients each. A voter initiative passed last month struck down that provision.
42% YES
58% NO *READER POLLS ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC
303