Bill to Make Montana Judicial Elections Partisan Gets First Hearing
Senate Bill 42 would require candidates for Supreme Court, district court and justice of the peace to run with a party label
Senate Bill 42 would require candidates for Supreme Court, district court and justice of the peace to run with a party label
The proposed amendment would place unsafe buildings like the Outlaw under fire code regulation, allowing city officials to enforce violations as civil offenses
Pointing to an 18-month community engagement process and a “responsiveness summary” spanning hundreds of pages, federal officials insist they selected the most protective option before finalizing a cleanup plan for the contaminated site near the Flathead River
Last week’s mother dough recipe for sourdough brioche can be used for shapes beyond rolls and burger buns – including loaves
The cold front will move through the region at the end of the week, bringing negative temperatures to the Flathead Valley and wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour on the Rocky Mountain Front
A bill that would allow political parties to make contributions to judicial candidates — carried by Marion Republican Rep. Tom Millett — passed the House on Tuesday. It's one of many GOP-backed bills designed to rein in the power of the state's courts.
The two singers, Halie Loren and Steven Santoro, have distinct styles of singing and performing, and the Jan. 18 concert will be split between an opening half featuring the music of Santoro, before the evening wraps with a second half dedicated to Loren’s music
Flathead County officials say the decision to partner with a local water and sewer district was born of a mutual need to upgrade outmoded systems and serve the region’s growing population. Meanwhile, a water-quality watchdog group says disposal of wastewater into an aquifer near Flathead Lake deserves a higher level of scrutiny.
The Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 13 signed a contract with the Deputy Sheriff’s Association that increases retirement benefits but falls short of keeping up with competitive law enforcement wages
If everything remains on schedule, the school anticipates construction on its new Smith Fields facility will wrap up in July
The state filed a lawsuit against Flathead County after the Board of Adjustment denied a conditional use permit for a prerelease center in Evergreen, arguing an abuse of discretion
Federal regulators on Friday afternoon published a record of decision approving a cleanup remedy for the contaminated aluminum plant property near the Flathead River. Federal and state regulators estimate that the actual cleanup activities, once initiated, will take two to four years to complete.
Taxpayers can once again receive dollar-for-dollar tax credits for donations made to qualifying public schools and private school scholarship organizations
Calling the project “ill-conceived” and framing it as a “clearcut” in lynx habitat, the four conservation groups say Flathead National Forest’s plan to reduce wildfire hazards on 9,000 acres of forest around Tally Lake violates federal law
Calling the arguments "interesting," U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen DeSoto must now weigh in on who has exclusive jurisdiction over a home constructed on private land in Glacier National Park — the federal government or the state of Montana — and whether the property is subject to state environmental regulations.