Cities Seek Revival of Public Intoxication BillCities Seek Revival of Public Intoxication BillBillings and Missoula officials are renewing their call to state lawmakers to allow them to criminalize public intoxication.Associated PressAssociated Press
Lawmakers Pass Bill to Increase Funding for SchoolsLawmakers Pass Bill to Increase Funding for SchoolsHELENA, Mont. (AP) — State lawmakers have passed a bill to increase the basic entitlement funding for schools by $54 million over the next two years.Associated PressAssociated Press
Lawmakers Promise to Help Strapped Oil-Patch TownsLawmakers Promise to Help Strapped Oil-Patch TownsElected leaders in Montana and North Dakota say they hope to offer help to local governments struggling to provide public services in the booming Northern Plains oil patch.Associated PressAssociated Press