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Hamilton residents press commissioners to act after federal cuts hit Rocky Mountain Laboratories
Summary
Multiple Ravalli County residents urged commissioners to press federal officials after layoffs and hiring freezes at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories, citing local economic impacts and requesting a public letter and other actions.
Residents and local advocates urged the Ravalli County Board of County Commissioners on June 10 to press federal officials about recent layoffs and budget proposals affecting the National Institutes of Health—9s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton.
The speakers emphasized the lab—9s local economic importance and urged the commissioners to take public steps, including publishing a letter and contacting state and federal representatives.
Julie Baron Potter, a Hamilton resident, said the lab supports local jobs and incomes and warned that federal cuts threaten the community. "These figures underscore the profound impact the lab has on our local community and economy," Potter said, citing a 2023 University of Montana estimate that the lab supports about 1,500 Montana jobs, $89,000,000 in after-tax household income and $232,000,000 in annual business revenue.
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