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Urban and rural attitudes split in Montana on land issues facing the West

A survey of Montanans on issues facing the rural West found that 49 percent of the state’s residents value nature and a clean environment. Yet when they were asked to name the biggest issue facing the state, the environment fell to fourth while jobs and the economy topped the list.

The survey results were unveiled Friday during the annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference at the University of Montana. The two-day seminar, co-hosted by UM and Stanford University, brought experts together from across the region to explore issues facing the rural West.

"We don’t have a very good handle nationally, and especially in Montana, on what the main issues are – we don’t have very good polling on rural issues," said Christopher Muste, an associate professor of political science at UM. "Montana is a great place to do a rural West survey."

By Martin Kidston/MISSOULA CURRENT

Full Story: http://www.missoulacurrent.com/growth-and-development/2016/03/1525/

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