House Minority Leader Jenny Eck, D-Helena, right, speaks with Speaker of the House Austin Knudsen, R-Culbertson, on the House floor, Friday, April 28, 2017, after the chamber's drama-filled final day in Helena, Mont. The Montana Legislature adjourned Friday without passing an infrastructure bonding bill. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
April 28, 2017
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April 28, 2017 5:01 p.m.
No deal: Infrastructure negotiations collapse
HELENA — Dozens of Montana schools that were counting on state funding to replace crumbling roofs and old boilers are out of luck. The same goes for rural areas looking to upgrade their aging water systems and colleges and universities that planned to expand or renovate buildings on their campuses.