Canada is a significant trading partner for Montana especially in regards to Montana’s almost $4 billion tourism industry. November 8th is the day announced by the Biden administration for reopening of the Canadian border for leisure travel for people who are vaccinated. It has been closed to all but essential travel since March 2020. While t...
Final Map For Montana’s New Congressional Districts To Be Selected This Week
Map selection for Montana’s congressional districts is coming down to the wire. Of the nine map finalists receiving public comment currently the only maps producing a politically competitive western district put Gallatin County entirely in the west with the eastern district in every scenario being solidly Republican. The Districting and Apport...
Representative Rosendale Talks About Southern Border’s Impact On Montana
November 8th will be the day the border with Canada will be opened for travel. Recently, Representative Matt Rosendale on Voices of Montana talked about the southern border with Mexico where there’s a different kind of problem. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-18_637.mp3
Local Energy Provider Highlights Potential Of Nuclear Energy
Despite growing needs and demands for cleaner energy going forward there are still concerns over losses in production efficiency and reliability. Lincoln Electric General Manager Terry Sanger recently mentioned an option that has gone out of favor in recent years. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-18_537.mp3
Gas Prices Continuing To Rise Across Montana
Montana gas prices have risen 1.8 cents per gallon in the past week according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 615 stations in Montana. Gas prices in Montana are 5.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.13 a gallon higher than a year ago for unleaded regular. The cheapest gas in Montana is priced at $3.12 a gallon while the most ...
Coal Production Increasing Across Montana
Coal production is increasing in Montana as demand in the Asia Pacific ratchets up. Montana’s mining industry has turned out 20.3 million tons of coal in the first nine months of 2021. That’s a 2% increase of 524,000 tons over 2020 when the state had two more mines operating than it does currently. Production numbers through October 2nd were r...
New Assessment Reveals Economic Potential Of Restoring Railway Plan
The Rail Passengers Association found in a new assessment of a Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority plan that restoring the North Coast Hiawatha rail line could generate $271 million annually in economic benefits to seven states it would serve. As many as 426,000 passengers could be expected to use the rail line yearly. The North Coast Hiawatha r...
Governor Gianforte Comments On Record High COVID-19 Hospitalizations
More Montanans were hospitalized for COVID-19 Wednesday than at any point previously. Governor Greg Gianforte has the statistics. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-15_737.mp3
Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities Exempt From New State Vaccine Law
It’s cold and flu season and on top of the ongoing pandemic people are focusing on who is required to get their COVID-19 vaccine and who isn’t. Montana’s House Bill 702 became law earlier this year and it prevents employers from discriminating based on vaccine status or having an immunity passport. That means all vaccines inc...
WGFD seeking help from hunters to collect CWD samples from mule deer & elk
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department needs help from hunters this fall to collect samples from mule deer and elk for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing in target hunt areas. In the Big Horn Basin, Game and Fish aims to collect samples from at least 200 adult mule deer bucks or adult elk in the following areas: Species Herd Unit Hunt Area Mu...