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Kalispell City Council to run downtown banner policy up the flagpole | #citycouncil

Kalispell City Council on Monday will consider a new downtown banner policy. Under the proposed policy, banners flying over the Parkline Trail and downtown streets should advertise events sponsored by the city or the associated business improvement districts and “highlight activities, general messaging or seasonal displays occurring in or around the city of Kalispell.” Council […]

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Missoula City Council backs off ban on overnight camping in parks | #citycouncil

MISSOULA – From “swinging at midnight” to drug needles cast across city parks and sexual deviancy, the debate over closing Missoula’s city parks to overnight camping drew a wide range of stories and opinions into late Monday night. Most members of City Council changed their votes after a flurry of amendments and hours of debate, […]

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Billings City Council approves putting $143 million bond on November ballot | #citycouncil

Billings residents will consider a $143 million parks bond, after the city council approved, 7-4, a resolution to put it on the November ballot. The biggest part of the bond, about $86 million, would pay for a new rec center in south Billings. Some at the city council meeting talked about parks and the importance […]

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Kalispell City Council to review U.S. 2 speed study, state law changes | #citycouncil

Kalispell City Council will be briefed on a U.S. 2 speed study and new state planning law at its Monday work session. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. It can also be attended virtually via Zoom. Council will hear a presentation from Rebecca Franke, a traffic engineer with […]

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Mayor

Missoula mayor plans press conference to address solutions on homelessness

MISSOULA, Mont. — A new development in a story we covered this week on homelessness in Missoula. Mayor Jordan Hess will hold a press conference Friday to talk about more solutions regarding the issue. This comes after Missoula City Council passed an emergency ordinance stating not all city lands are closed to overnight camping or […]

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Missoula City Council hears heated comments on urban camping emergency ordinance | #citycouncil

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula City Council heard heated public comment late into the night Monday over an emergency ordinance about urban camping in the city. A ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court prohibits cities from enforcing bans on public camping if they do not have enough shelter space available. Council members discussed adopting an […]

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Alabama

Mitch McConnell details GOP efforts to not ‘screw this up’ in 2024 Senate battle | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN  —  Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell should be brimming with confidence. Republicans are in the driver’s seat to take the Senate majority: with 23 seats held by Democrats, compared to just 11 for Republicans. There are likely just two GOP incumbents whose seats Democrats may try to flip – and both are in Republican […]

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City Council

Whitefish Council examines simplifying annexation process | #citycouncil

Whitefish City Council on Tuesday during a work session will discuss streamlining its process for annexation. Annexation is the process by which land in Flathead County becomes incorporated into the city. The process can be initiated by developers, by owners of existing developed land or as directed by Council when a parcel is wholly surrounded […]

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Kalispell City Council to review bids on water, sewer main replacement project | #citycouncil

Kalispell City Council will consider contract bids to replace parts of the municipality’s sewer and water main systems that date back to the 1920s at its Tuesday meeting. Usually gathering on Mondays, the council is meeting Tuesday, Jan. 17, because of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in […]

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Alaska

Montana lawmaker wants to revisit idea of reservations | #alaska | #politics

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A white state lawmaker in Montana is questioning whether land set aside long ago for Native Americans should exist anymore. Republican Sen. Keith Regier is proposing asking Congress to study alternatives to reservations. The measure, submitted this week and riddled with racial stereotypes, is unlikely to pass and would have no […]

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