Legislature seen as a mixed bag for Havre schools

Reduced state funding because of declining enrollment will mean less funding for some programs, but programs at Havre Public Schools likely won't be eliminated and no jobs will be lost, the Havre superintendent said Tuesday.

However, the state Legislature's decisions could affect school property tax rates in 2004.

Havre Public Schools Superintendent Kirk Miller and Hill County Superintendent of Schools Shirley Isbell presented their initial analyses of the Legislature's education funding decisions in interviews on Tuesday.

The cuts are not as bad as they could have been as a result of a bill p...