Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A $26 million pot of money that some lawmakers in the 2025 Montana Legislature had worried would become a slush fund for the governor’s office has started to trickle out to executive departments searching for solutions to workforce challenges.
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