A long-standing advisory council designed to garner input from professional educators on state education policy convened for its final meeting Wednesday, April 19, after the Legislature passed a proposal Monday, April 17, that would disband the group. Kelly Elder, current chair of the Certification Standards and Practices Advisory Council (CSPAC), described it as a “sad day” for Montana’s

The area can anticipate near normal temperatures and above normal precipitation for the next eight to 14 days, according to the National Weather Service. The news came during a monthly briefing held by the National Weather Service last week. Officials noted that if additional flooding occurs, it would be due to increased precipitation and not because of snow melt. After being in major flooding

Montana’s unemployment rate reached yet another alltime low in March, ticking down to 2.3 percent from 2.4 percent in February, the fourth lowest rate in the nation. Montana’s unemployment rate has fallen for four consecutive months, and the number of unemployed Montanans reached an all-time low in March. Montana’s total employment and labor force continued to show strong growth in March,