Billings City Council

Here's the million dollar question... will it just push crime elsewhere?

The city council passed some new updated zoning rules last night. The one rule I have never understood is the 600-foot rule.

The so-called non-discrimination ordinance was rejected in a 7-4 vote by the Billings City Council, as council members decided not to take up the issue following a lengthy public comment session.

The divisive NDO debate is back in front of the Billings City Council, and the Billings Police Department sent out a notice to local media with the subject "Monday Night City Council Security Measures."

In the coming days heading in to the New Year, I'll be sharing my top Montana blog posts for 2019 (based on "local unique visitor" counts). Coming in at #10: "Democrat Socialists Looking for Foothold in Billings Council Race"

So, I got my property tax BILL last week. Make no mistake, it is a bill and not a statement. I see that the price to live where I've lived for 15 years is going up. Again.

So, if you're a conservative, or a moderate business person who supports low taxes and less regulation, who should you support?

As I was thinking about it, I thought maybe they just know the things that could be cut from the budget in order to add police officers and firemen without increasing taxes again.

If you're looking for someone to give you a fair rundown of what happened at the city council meeting, or a historical perspective about issues facing Billings School District 2- Larry Brewster is the guy to talk to. That's why I was quite surprised to hear that Billings City Councilman La…

The Gazette reports that Police Chief Rich St. John told the Billings City Council Monday that the “misdeeds of a few officers should not be a broad-brushed opinion of how the Police Department operates.” St. John was referring to the controversy over revelations that three officers were punished …

Hammes Company President Bob Dunn, who has helped transform the vision and expectations for the One Big Sky Center project, visited Billings on Monday to meet with business leaders and the Billings City Council.
Since the plans have shifted from the original concept of Montana’s two tallest skyscrape…

In a 6-5 vote, the Billings City Council on Monday authorized spending $100,000 as part of a $675,000 public-private partnership to move the One Big Sky District into a year-long planning and development stage.
The council’s vote includes approval of a memorandum of agreement among the private and pu…