Flathead County Approves Resolution to Reduce School Property Tax Mills
Flathead County joined a growing coalition of Montana counties rejecting a state order to impose a regular education property tax rate amid spiking property values
Flathead County joined a growing coalition of Montana counties rejecting a state order to impose a regular education property tax rate amid spiking property values
Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected four proposed levies set to fund safety and technology infrastructure in the Kalispell Public Schools
The $33.7 million bond would have added 24 teaching spaces and additional facilities to accommodate student growth over the next 20 years
The statewide Community Choice Schools Commission met for the first time this week despite a court order that bars the body from creating new charter schools in Montana
Skateboarders and bikers took their first turns on the city’s expanded skatepark, which is now the second largest in Montana
As Congress heads towards an appropriations stalemate, driven in part by Montana’s U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, the state’s land managers and federal employees are preparing for closures
A Missoula District Court granted a preliminary injunction against Senate Bill 99, a state law brought by Sen. John Fuller, R-Kalispell, that would bar transgender minors from accessing a number of medical treatments
The college’s second major gift from Kalispell businessman Paul Wachholz will help advance business and entrepreneurship studies for FVCC students
As he sets out on his campaign for the governor’s office, the Kalispell Democrat hopes to unite voters around public lands and personal freedoms
Jesse Kuntz hopes to bring her background in nonprofit management and love for public education to Whitefish as its schools navigate changes on the horizon
Complaints and concerns dominated a Sept. 20 virtual session held by the Montana Office of Public Instruction on two laws reshaping requirements for the state’s public schools
Lawyers representing transgender adolescents, their parents and physicians urged a Missoula judge to block Senate Bill 99 from going into effect, which would ban a number of healthcare procedures for transgender minors
The district is putting forth four measures that, if passed, will fund mental health services, physical and cyber security infrastructure and up-to-date technology on the elementary, middle and high school level
The Whitefish-based nonprofit will host four community education classes in September to mark Suicide Prevention Month
1,954 students are currently enrolled in the Whitefish public schools — the highest number since 2001
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