The Missouri River flows through Cascade, Mont., on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Incorporated 110 years ago, Cascade has changed little since then -- aside from a recent upgrade of the town's water and sewage pipes. For the first time in 30 years, the Census has awarded Montana a second seat in Congress and a commission is being tasked with determining how to divide the state into two congressional districts. (AP Photo/Iris Samuels)
October 20, 2021
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Two Montanas? New maps highlight state's split personality
For the first time in 30 years, the Census has awarded Montana a second seat in Congress. On paper, that leaves the state's redistricting commission with the easiest task of all its counterparts across the country: Divide the expansive state in half.