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November 30, 2005
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Billings Gazette
$70 million extra proposed for schools next year
McCulloch's plan, which includes a $3,000-per-educator payment for every school district, won endorsement by the coalition of schools and education groups that led a lawsuit over inadequate school funding.January session splits parties
"These guys underfunded education for 10 years, got us into court, and now it appears to me that they're just trying to one-up the governor," Tester said of Republicans. "In the '03 session, if they had put some (new) money into public education, we wouldn't be in court and we wouldn't be in the situation we're in. They're the ones that drove property taxes up by not funding education at the proper level."
Opinion
Keep promise to fight HIV/AIDS
The only way to know someone's HIV status for sure is to get tested and to have one's partner tested, too. Yet, in the United States, HIV researchers estimate that more than a quarter of those infected don't know they have the virus. Worldwide, it's estimated that about half of those infected are unaware they carry the virus.
Great Falls Tribune
Records show tribe gave thousands to Burns
Sen. Conrad Burns has received about $34,000 from a wealthy Michigan tribe that got his support for $3 million in federal funding for a new school.Burns, R-Mont., sent a letter dated May 16, 2003, to the Interior Department asking officials to reconsider their position that the tribe was not eligible for a government program that would help with school funding, according to documents released Tuesday by the agency.
Opinion
Impact of anti-meth ads undeniable
Siebel "not only brought his financial resources to the table, he brought his intellect to the table," Mayor Randy Gray said at the campaign kickoff in September. "He's looking for a return on his investment."It's a novel approach to combating a social ill, and only time and Montana prison rosters will tell how well it's working.
Missoulian
Opinion
Cleaner river tied to better economy
Meanwhile, to state the obvious, cleaning up the Clark Fork hasn't hurt the economy. To the contrary, communities up and down the river - most of all Missoula - are prospering. Far from being a drag on the economy, a cleaner Clark Fork arguably has become an engine of economic growth. It definitely adds to the quality of life that is one of the region's strongest assets in attracting the people and businesses that fuel economic growth.
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