The resolution, a memorandum of agreement between the union and the district, provides a one-time lump sum payment for teachers for their work on the course from August to January, and more clearly outlines expectations for the course moving forward

The board expects to approve a final figure for its levy at its March 10 board meeting, following the Office of Public Instruction’s release of districts’ maximum budget authorities near the beginning of March. Those maximum budget authorities are dependent on biannual student enrollment counts.

The outcry comes after federal agents killed a protester in Minneapolis over the weekend. The calls at Monday’s county commission meeting echo public testimony before city councils across the valley in the past week as residents implored elected officials not to cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security.

Senate Bill 542 is at the center of a new lawsuit filed by three Republican lawmakers. Should the bill be deemed unconstitutional, the governor’s office said Montana homeowners’ tax bills would “increase significantly.”

Seth Bodnar said that he would be considering "a new way to serve our state and nation." The leadership transition for the university will begin immediately.

The district will be on the hunt for a new superintendent and is asking for public feedback on a survey to help determine the qualities the next candidate should have

While their land valuations tell one story about their wealth, many lakefront property owners who spoke with the Beacon said they’re struggling to afford increasing tax figures and fear losing property they’ve owned for decades as the state’s new property tax code partially fell into place this year.

The union followed the grievance process over the additional responsibilities a new course at the middle school has added to their plates this year, which they say they should be compensated for

The consultant helping the district with the search visited Whitefish Wednesday to meet with parents, students and staff members. Those who couldn’t attend can fill out a virtual survey to provide their thoughts.

Behind lawmakers’ efforts to curb drunk driving in a state with the highest rates in the nation is a nonprofit that started with a simple solution: handing out coffee cards to those who choose not to drive home drunk. The impact has been wider than the Montana Bar Fairies’ founders imagined.  

Teachers and staff members who participate describe several benefits from the program, which pays for them to eat with their students. They say the connections they build with their students make classroom management easier; help give valuable context to better meet their students where they’re at; and offers social safety.

The action against Venezuela’s leader has left questions in its wake as the U.S. and Venezuela grapple with how to move forward.

The announcement comes after both Montanans for Fair and Impartial Judges and Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts prevailed in a pair of lawsuits shooting down rewrites to their initiatives from the attorney general

The Kalispell Democrat is the second candidate to enter the race this week, and the fourth overall. The winner of the primary will likely take on incumbent U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, a Republican, in the general election this November.

The Supreme Court’s ruling backs the attorney general’s legal sufficiency finding on the initiative, in the latest answer on a slate of lawsuits regarding ballot issues trying to make it in front of voters this fall