State and local officials have raised concerns about the use of American Rescue Plan Act funds for critical projects getting hampered by additional input from the Department of Treasury. During a recent hearing with the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen cleared up these concerns when asked a...
Senator Daines Voices Concern Over Montana & US Moving Away From Carbon-Based Energy
Montana Senator Steve Daines has been repeatedly critical of the proposed 3.5 trillion-dollar budget plan currently being negotiated in the nation’s capital. At a recent Senate Banking Committee hearing he voiced his concerns about moving American energy production towards more carbon-neutral options with an unfavorable comparison to the Unite...
Helena Soap Box Derby To Return Despite Crash This Year
Organizers of Helena’s Soap Box Derby say it’ll be back next year. Our Capitol City Correspondent Troy Shockley has details. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9-29_737.mp3
MT State Parks & Rec. Board Mtg. Oct. 7th.
The Montana State Parks and Recreation Board will meet in person on Oct. 7, beginning at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Montana State Capitol in Room 303. Interested members of the public may comment during the meeting in person or via Zoom. To listen to the meeting and for information on how to join the meeting via Zoom, click on the ...
COVID-19 Relief Funds Boosts Montana’s General Fund
When Montana closed its books for Fiscal Year 2021 at the end of June there was a general fund surplus of $402 million higher than what was expected when a revenue estimate was adopted in April. Tuesday, Bob Story of the Montana Taxpayers Association on Voices of Montana explained why. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/0...
Changes Coming To Postal Service May Affect Delivery Times
Americans who have been frustrated with the slow service of the U.S. Postal Service since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially living in rural Montana who may depend on the mail for medications, will have a longer wait time. Starting Friday, the Postal Service is implementing new service standards which will mean an increased tim...
ARPA Funds Approved To Improve Veterans’ Homes
The ARPA Health Advisory Commission has voted unanimously to spend $1.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to improve veterans’ homes in Columbia Falls and Glendive through the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress earlier this year. Tuesday’s recommendations still need final approval from Governor Greg Gianforte. https://nor...