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Updated 1 week ago

A legacy of success at FVCC

This is a moment to honor the determination, resilience and accomplishments of our graduates.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Exempt well loophole is a handout to developers

It would be an understatement to say our family was concerned when we received news of a major subdivision proposal on the eastern shore of Canyon Ferry.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
The one-way property tax ratchet

Kalispell Mayor Mark Johnson recently had some choice words to share about the Montana Legislature’s proposals to rein in the growth of property taxes.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Who will pay for Hertz’s TIF reform? You will.

Tax increment financing is a policy driver that incentivizes private developers to develop in areas they would not otherwise develop, e.g., 100-year-old vacant blighted structures full of contaminants on rural Main…

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Legislation shields corporations from accountability

A trio of bills that would help shield BNSF Railway from lawsuits related to Libby’s Asbestos Superfund site was in front of the Legislature last week.

Updated 1 year, 2 months ago
Letters to the editor Feb. 23

Letters to the editor Feb. 23

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Column: Painting a pretty volleyball picture

Jaimie Nelson might seem like an unlikely pick to be Glacier High’s next volleyball coach, in that it’s her first varsity coaching job at the age of 48.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Letters to the editor Feb. 20

Letters to the editor Feb. 20

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
The destruction of public education

The Trump administration has drafted an executive order to destroy the Department of Education.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Return the surplus to the people

When will we start respecting Montana’s taxpayers?

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Putting families first with paid family leave

Montana families are the backbone of our great state. They raise our children, drive our economy, and embody the values that make Montana strong: hard work, community and resilience.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
TIF reform would deliver property tax relief

Property tax relief is a top priority for Senate Republicans this legislative session. I’m sponsoring one such bill, SB 2, which reforms how tax increment financing (TIF) districts sunset — if they ever do — in ord…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Letters to the editor Feb. 18

Letters to the editor Feb. 18

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Letters to the editor Feb. 17

Letters to the editor Feb. 17

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Heeding the call of the wild

As Flathead Wildlife’s Jim Vashro introduced the presenter for the group’s gathering last month in a meeting room on North Meridian Road, a low rumble rose from the back of the room.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Letters to the editor Feb. 16

Letters to the editor Feb. 16