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A recent graduate of the University of Montana is among four Montana University System students whose F-1 student visas have been revoked by the federal government in recent weeks, according to a UM spokesperson.

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Missoula and its nonprofit partners are aiming to raise $400,000 for a “housing sprint” to help connect residents at the Johnson Street homeless shelter to services and stable housing, city officials said during a meeting of the city council’s Housing, Redevelopment, and Community Programs Committee Wednesday morning. The city announced earlier this month that it would be sunsetting operations at Johnson Street by August, citing budgetary constraints.

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A pair of Republican-backed bills concerning LGBTQ+ rights in Montana failed to pass the House floor this month, marking rare legislative defeats for a political agenda that has otherwise seen consistent success in the state Capitol. The bills, which aimed to restrict drag performances and penalize families supporting their kids’ gender-affirming care, met impassioned opposition from Missoula-area lawmakers and a surprising number of Republicans.

2 months ago | thepulp.org | Arren Kimbel-Sannit |Arren Kimbel-Sannit Arren

The city of Missoula and the Poverello Center will phase out use of the Johnson Street homeless shelter over the next several months, city officials said Friday. Citing the termination of pandemic-era federal funding and related budgetary pressures, Mayor Andrea Davis said the city will begin reducing the number of people sleeping at the shelter in April, with the goal of cutting the shelter’s census by about 30 people a month until closing it in August.

2 months ago | thepulp.org | Arren Kimbel-Sannit |Arren Kimbel-Sannit Arren

A pair of proposed bills at the state Legislature designed to give voters in municipalities like Missoula more opportunities to turn down tax levies have faced divergent fates, with one stalling in committee and the other amended and brought back from the dead through a series of procedural motions.