MT: Missoula airport puts privatization wheels in motion
The Missoula County Airport Authority officially set the wheels in
motion Tuesday to replace federal Transportation Security
Administration screeners (TSA) at Missoula International Airport with a
private security firm.The airport authority selected Chicago-based
Covenant Aviation, which has an office in Anaconda, from three
proposals submitted by private firms. Covenant provides security at
airports in San Francisco and Sioux Falls, and appears well positioned
to woo Montana Airport managers who are increasingly leading the
privatization movement... But the deal has yet to be sealed. Before
getting the official go-ahead, airport management must apply with the
TSA to opt out of federal security.
Missoula Independent
IO: Private schools could use state money to buy laptops
Private schools would be able to use the money they already get from
the state to pay for laptops, rather than just textbooks – as long as
they're not used for religious purposes, under a bill before
lawmakers.
The Des Moines Register
