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  • Guest Editorial: I-191 restricts public access, agriculture, and more in Southwest Montana

    Walt Sales, Montana State Senator|May 4, 2022

    As part of a multigeneration farm/ranch family in the Gallatin Valley, I understand the vital importance of protecting our land and water resources. Farmers' and ranchers' stewardship of the land and water is our livelihood. When I heard of the proposed ballot initiative 191 that would apply new, strict regulations to stretches of the Gallatin and Madison rivers-the type of regulations usually reserved for national parks and wilderness areas-I looked at the fine print. The proponents are selling this initiative as a move to protect the rivers.... Full story