The city of Whitefish is one of 18 communities in Montana designated as a resort area, allowing the local governments to leverage a tax of up to 3% on lodging, food and drink establishments, and ...
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2024/04/27/choices-to-fund-emergency-services-on-may-ballot/
A 76.5-acre family farm near Bad Rock Canyon this week received permanent protections through a conservation easement with the Flathead Land Trust, adding to a growing inventory of former agricul...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized rules to reduce pollution associated with the combustion of fossil fuels for electricity. The new rules are anticipated to have major implic...
Last year, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed cleanup plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company (CFAC) Superfund site, project managers considered it a s...
Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday endorsed 58 candidates for Montana Legislature, throwing his weight behind six Republicans in Flathead County while omitting endorsements of others, including Sena...
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2024/04/25/montana-governor-gianforte-releases-legislative-endorsements/
HELENA – A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Montana law that appeared to require people to cancel any previous voter registrations before signing up to vote in the state, or risk facing ...
With the end of the school year on the horizon, districts across the Flathead and Tobacco valleys are gearing up for elections. Voters on May 7 will elect school board trustees and decide the fat...
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2024/04/25/flathead-school-election-how-to-vote/
WASHINGTON –The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. ...
Montana behavioral health nonprofits largely supported recommendations presented Tuesday to the state’s behavioral health commission, which is advising the governor on how to spend $300 million...
Fifteen years ago, engineers with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) recognized the need to replace Sportsman’s Bridge, the narrow, two-lane steel structure that spans the Flathead ...