Gov. Brian Schweitzer called me yesterday, concerned about my story on how state grants from the Commerce Department, that have been put on hold, are causing problems for Flathead County and Columbia Falls, which are now on the hook to pay for road projects mostly completed last fall. Emphasizing that the funding was merely on hold, the governor defended his cost-cutting measure, and said Columbia Falls and Flathead County were among the last municipalities to submit contracts to the state for the roadwork, and that most other cities and counties around the state…
