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Vague policies and poor training due to high turnover resulted in more than $50,000 misspent from the state prisons inmate welfare fund, legislative auditors reported Tuesday.

A report identifies 35% of Montanas river miles and 22% of lake acres as impaired by nutrients.

Some lawmakers, in light of the scarcity of employees, have suggested using the National Guard to augment staffing until the workforce levels out.

The Montana State Prison is losing staff faster than it can replace them, which prompted lawmakers at an interim legislative committee Tuesday to call for a meeting with the Governor and corrections officials.

The Montana State Prison is losing staff faster than it can replace them, which prompted lawmakers at an interim legislative committee Tuesday to call for a meeting with the Governor and corrections officials.

In about the last 10 months the prison lost 166 employees and hired 106

The Montana State Prison is losing staff faster than it can replace them, which prompted lawmakers at an interim legislative committee Tuesday to call for a meeting with the Governor and corrections officials.

The Montana State Prison is losing staff faster than it can replace them, which prompted lawmakers at an interim legislative committee Tuesday to call for a meeting with the Governor and corrections officials.

With the Big Hole River facing multiple threats to water quality, collaboration among the valleys many stakeholders seems to be as important to the health of the river as deep

“The Legislature shall provide by law the requirements for residence, registration, absentee voting, and administration of elections.” It doesn’t get much clearer than that line in Article IV, Section 3