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MONTANA — Tribal leaders and advocates pushed back Tuesday, Feb. 2, against a Republican lawmaker’s bill that would eliminate a property tax exemption for tribal lands. The Senate Taxation Committee held the first hearing for Senate Bill 138 on Tuesday. Bill sponsor Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, said the legislation would repeal a five-year temporary property tax exemption for tribally owned property. The exemption applies to lands that tribal governments are seeking to place in federal trust for the tribes. Hertz said local governments have lost out on important tax revenue when those trust applications drag on beyond the exemption period, and that there’s no mechan...
RONAN — The past year has brought a slew of new faces to Mission West Community Development Partners. The recruitment of new talent, fueled by passion for community development, is intentional, says Executive Director Jim Thaden. “It’s a fact that the populations of the counties we...
RONAN — Residents at St. Luke Extended Care are finding creative ways to fill their time and give back to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has caused a basic lock-down at the facility in an effort to protect high-risk residents from the virus, so they haven’t been...
News from North Lake County Public Library POLSON — On Feb.9, at 1 p.m. we invite all community members to join us for the second of two short interactive virtual presentations to learn more about how the “All of Us Research Program” may help change the future of health. This session w...
News from the office of Senator Tester MONTANA — U.S. Senator Jon Tester led a bipartisan group of Senators in reintroducing his Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act, which will work to address the shortage of trained workers that are necessary to fill next-generation jobs in the telecommunica...
News from the Polson School District POLSON — The Polson School District is committed to promoting employee wellbeing. This school year, the district ramped up its workplace wellness program. “We care about our employees’ welfare so we wanted to offer them additional health and fitness...
From MSU News Service MONTANA — A statewide survey conducted by Montana State University researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic determined that food security — or having consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life — has decreased substantially among Montanans. At the...
Area researchers have found two clear western Montana lakes – Flathead and Whitefish – generate home values that result in upwards of $3 billion in property value and $25 million in property tax revenues for local and state governments. The study was conducted by the University of Montana&rsqu...
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) along with U.S. Rep. David Price (D-N.C.) are reintroducing their Spotlight Act to shine a light on dark money political donors and hold the government accountable to enforce our nation’s campaign finance laws. The S...
Fifth grade 4.0: Piper Adams, Daisy Anderson, Emma Benn, Johanna Bieber, Kimora Bighorn, Embree Bird, Madolyn Black, Aristo Cannon, Maylee Clairmont, Kaylee Coles, Case Cox, Carson Emerson, Eli Evenson, Anniston Flynn, Easton Gilmore, Dominick Haynes, James Horner, Cora Lapotka, Rosselyn Lies, C...
