State raiding of Teachers Retirement Fund came back to haunt pension security
Dear Editor, This letter is concerning the State pensions article on Feb. 7, 2020 in the YCN. If I remember correctly, the State (some time ago) took money from the Teachers Retirement Fund.
Custer School Lands $321,438 Grant
The Custer School District became the only school district in Yellowstone County to be awarded grant money from the Montana Department of Commerce.
O’Donnell made Shepherd Schools’ Superintendent
Since the Shepherd School Board’s decision to terminate Superintendent Scott Carter in August, 2019, the school has been under the guidance of Interim Superintendent, Drea O’Donnell. She stepped into the midst of passing of two highly debated school bonds to finance upgrades and expansions to the school. After the Board of Trustees interviewed four […]
Local politics weighted with heavy financing
Even though the City of Billings city council elections are supposed to be local and non-partisan, it seems that increasingly external groups or political action committees (PACs) are weighing-in, aligned with candidates based on party politics.