The Montana chapter of Americans for Prosperity will be holding a rally at the Gallatin County Courthouse this evening to urge Senator Jon Tester to vote against the trillion-dollar-plus infrastructure bill. State Director David Herbst highlighted a few of his concerns with the bill Thursday on Voices of Montana. https://northernbroadcasting....
Mining Expedition Set Next Year At Boulder Batholith
A partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Rio Tinto Group plans to arrange flights next year over southwest Montana’s Boulder Batholith to search from the sky for mineral resources considered vital to national security that range from aluminum to zirconium and include rare earth metals. The region known for its mineral pot...
Sentaor Tester Comments On Emergency Gray Wolf Request
21 U.S. Senators asked Interior Secretary Deb Halland Thursday to shield wolves from being killed for 240 days while permanent protections are considered. The request is in response to Republican-backed state laws in Montana and Idaho that make it easier to kill the predators. Senator Jon Tester was not among those who made the request but sta...
Council Requesting Attorney General To Submit Information Regarding St. Peter’s Health Incident
The Legislature’s special counsel sent the Montana Attorney General’s Office an initial request Thursday to turn over information by November 5th related to the office’s dispute with St. Peter’s Health in Helena. Earlier this month, the hospital said its doctors were harassed and threatened by three public officials aft...
Montana Runs Out Of Materials For New License Plates
Due to an aluminum shortage affecting businesses throughout the United States Montana Correctional Enterprises was forced to change its production process for Montana license plates this week when its supply of the material ran out. Its license plate factory produces about 750,000 license plates a year for Montana motorists in all 56 counties....
St. Mary’s Milk River Project Ineligible For Certain ARPA Funds
The St. Mary Milk River irrigation project struck out on another federal funding opportunity according to a report in the Phillips County News by Marco Manoukian. America Rescue Plan Act funding that came from the Federal government to the state of Montana was made available through application for infrastructure projects including water and s...