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Members of the public offered mixed opinions in calls and letters to Missoula City Council members and in public comment.

Citing community safety and divisiveness, members of the Missoula City Council on Wednesday tabled a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, saying the measure would force the city to take sides in a conflict it doesn't understand.

After debate from the council, councilor Mike Nugent requested to table the motion, saying voting "yes" or "no" would be signaling that one side of the conflict was correct.

Mental health care options in Flathead County remain scarce, with clinics and emergency facilities closing and new patients turned away or placed on months-long waitlists.

A Kalispell mental health clinic closed its doors in February due to alleged Medicaid fraud. Roughly 200 patients are now without mental health care.

Congress recently passed a resolution that forces on rail workers a contract they have democratically rejected and makes any subsequent strike by rail workers illegal.

Gianforte tax-cut plans debut at MT Legislature Income-tax cuts front and center By: Mike Dennison and last updated 2021-02-11 19:56:44-05 HELENA — The centerpiece of Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte’s tax-cut plans – a series of current and future cuts in the state income tax – had strong support from the business community as its first hearing Thursday. And the administration itself made it clear that businesses are the main target of the reductions, arguing ...