MISSOULA, Mont. -The recent closures of the Roseburg Missoula particleboard plant and Pyramid Mountain Lumber Inc. in Seeley Lake has caused workers to consider moving to find new jobs and
Sen. Steve Hinebauch, R-Wibaux, said his Senate Bill 357 would protect communities and prevent landowners who may be vulnerable from signing away property rights and value for the future.
An attempt to make Montana more recession-proof while giving the governor more spending power in an emergency got its first hearing from a budget committee Monday night.