The right to repair farm equipment had its day in the sun Thursday in a Senate committee. Senate Bill 273 would make agricultural equipment manufacturers sell the tools and software necessary for repairs. Butte-Silver Bow Democratic Senator Mark Sweeney is the bill’s sponsor. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/U...
HUD Awarding Nine Montana Communities Funds To Make Capital Improvements In Public Housing Units
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding more than $34 million in funding to over 100 public housing authorities in the Rocky Mountain Region’s six states including nine in Montana to make capital improvements in their public housing units. From HUD Public Relations Christina Baumann. https://northernbroadcasting....
Representative Matt Rosendale Gives His First Speech On The Floor Of The House In Opposition To H.R. 803
Thursday Representative Matt Rosendale gave his first speech on the House floor in opposition to the “Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act.” Rosendale says the bill wo uld lock up an area nearly the size of Cascade County. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Untitled-10-4.mp3
Senator Steve Daines Questions U.S. Trade Representative Nominee Important Pulse Crops And India Tariffs
Montana is the number one producer of pulse crops and India is the number one consumer in the world. During a Senate Finance Committee Hearing Thursday Senator Steve Daines questioned President Biden’s nominee as the U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai asking her if she’d commit to engaging India on removal of tariffs and other...