Montana House Speaker Austin Knudsen stands in the center of legislators after the House voted down an infrastructure package for the fifth time on Friday, April 28, 2017, in Helena, Mont. The Montana Legislature plans to adjourn later Friday, with or without the $80 million infrastructure bill that has become the most contentious issue of the legislative session. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
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.