Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Gov. Steve Bullock says Friday that he is disappointed in the Legislature for not passing a bill using bonding for infrastructure projects across the state. Bullock had been meeting with leaders from both parties to make a deal, but fell short when the Legislature adjourned.
HELENA -- The Montana Legislature adjourned Friday after a short and chaotic day of failed attempts to pass a package of bills that would have used bonding to fund infrastructure projects.
Debate in the House was tense at times, as a Senate-set deadline neared for House Bill 8 and Senate Bill 367.
The bills would have allowed for bonding, or borrowing, and the use of local matching funds for roughly $123 million to help pay for projects like water systems, a veterans' home in Butte and the controversial renovations of Romney Hall at MSU.
Republicans say they funded more than $1 billion in...
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