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City considering CDBG funds for infrastructure projects
City Commissioners will consider two Community Development Block Grant funding agreements for street and sidewalk projects during their March 4 meeting. The first is $569,812.50 to the city Public ...
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Property tax relief measures advance, lawmakers debate DEI, minimum wage, pesticide liability and children’s health records
UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism Several Property Tax Bills Emerge as Front Runners at Legislature HELENA — In early January, Gov. Greg Gianforte told lawmakers ...
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Sunday Reads: March 2
Enjoy the sunshine and warm weather Great Falls. Here's this week's reading list. ProPublica: Dr. Thomas Weiner’s Montana medical license renewed despite criminal inquiry The New York Times: U.S. econ ...
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City Commissioners to vote on increasing golf fees March 4
City Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on proposed golf fee increases during their March 4 meeting. The city increased fees in March 2024 and staff are recommending another set of increases ...
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Photos: CMR v. GFH boys basketball
C.M. Russell High School boys took the win 48-33 over Great Falls High School during their Feb. 27 basketball game. The game ends CMR's regular season and the Bison have one more regular season game ...
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Photos: GFH v. CMR girls basketball
Great Falls High School girls beat C.M. Russell 34-31 Feb. 28. It was the last regular season basketball game for both schools. Matt Ehnes of Arizona Detours was at the CMR fieldhouse to photograph ...
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County, state launching new vehicle services system; vehicle transactions won’t be processes March 13-16
The Cascade County Treasurer’s Office and Montana Motor Vehicle Division are preparing to launch a new vehicle services system, overhauling the vehicle titling and registration process. As they ...
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Several property tax relief bills emerge as front runners at Legislature
HELENA — In early January, Gov. Greg Gianforte told lawmakers to get property tax relief bills to his desk by mid-February. Now with just a few days left before the Legislature’s halfway mark, several ...
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Neighborhood Council 3 meets March 6
Neighborhood Council 3 meets at 6:30 p.m. March 6 in the Riverview Elementary School music room. The meeting will also be streamed live on the council's Facebook page. Agenda items include: a ...
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GFPS budget meetings upcoming, board adopts force reduction policy
During their Feb. 24 meeting the Great Falls Public School board voted unanimously to approve the reduction in force process should it become necessary. The board budget committee meets in March to ...
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Committee advances bill aimed at reducing liability for pesticides
An effort to protect Montana agriculture from pesticide lawsuits passed the House Agriculture Committee on Feb. 26. House Bil 522 would shield manufacturers, marketers, dealers, distributors, ...