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KPAX: Ravalli County (MT) residents speak out over firing of local federal employees
KPAX - Ravalli County residents speak out over firing of local federal employees
Residents showed up at the Hamilton City Council meeting to show support for local federal workers who were recently been fired by the Department of Government Efficiency.
By: Zach Volheim
Posted 10:55 AM, Mar 13, 2025 and last updated 11:39 AM, Mar 13, 2025
HAMILTON — Over 100 people gathered at Hamilton Middle School to voice their concerns over the Trump administration’s decisions to fire hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
Hamilton is home to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a National Institute of Health facility, and is also a hub for U.S. Forest Service workers throughout the Bitterroot.
Residents showed up at the Hamilton City Council meeting to show support for local federal workers who were recently been fired by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The meeting was moved to the middle school to accommodate the number of people who were expected to attend.
Watch the full story: (Videos at link)
The message from those who showed up was clear: a discontentment with the actions being taken by the Trump administration.
“Federal employees who live, work, raise families in Ravalli County are people who care about and contribute to our rural quality of life," one resident said. "They serve all of us citizens here and they boost all of our economy here,” said one resident.
“The uncertainty, whether the jobs are lost or not, that's costing revenue in this community today," another resident said at the meeting. "At the moment, there's not enough confidence to say, hey, I'm going to go into town and spend that money if I don't have to."
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Residents showed up at the Hamilton City Council meeting to show support for local federal workers who were recently been fired by the Department of Government Efficiency.
By: Zach Volheim
Posted 10:55 AM, Mar 13, 2025 and last updated 11:39 AM, Mar 13, 2025
HAMILTON — Over 100 people gathered at Hamilton Middle School to voice their concerns over the Trump administration’s decisions to fire hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
Hamilton is home to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a National Institute of Health facility, and is also a hub for U.S. Forest Service workers throughout the Bitterroot.
Residents showed up at the Hamilton City Council meeting to show support for local federal workers who were recently been fired by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The meeting was moved to the middle school to accommodate the number of people who were expected to attend.
Watch the full story: (Videos at link)
The message from those who showed up was clear: a discontentment with the actions being taken by the Trump administration.
“Federal employees who live, work, raise families in Ravalli County are people who care about and contribute to our rural quality of life," one resident said. "They serve all of us citizens here and they boost all of our economy here,” said one resident.
“The uncertainty, whether the jobs are lost or not, that's costing revenue in this community today," another resident said at the meeting. "At the moment, there's not enough confidence to say, hey, I'm going to go into town and spend that money if I don't have to."
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