It’s the pits: Lincoln County residents frustrated at new opencut mining law
State Rep. Steve Gunderson, left, listens at a Department of Environmental Quality meeting on March 15 about Thompson Contracting Inc.'s proposed gravel pit on Farm to Market Road. Gunderson lobbied Levi Thompson, vice president of the firm, to reconsider the location of the facility. (FILE/The Western News)
The flurry and fury of the 2021 Montana Legislature saw plenty of bills and proposals that drew controversy – from a raft of laws aimed at abortion, to where citizens can carry firearms, to how the state treats LGBTQ children.
While those high-profile bills drew a lot of media and public attention, Montana residents are still waking up to the full effects of more than 500 bills that became laws...
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