Many people are hurting financially. Billings attorney John Heenan on what you can do about debt collectors during the COVID-19 outbreak. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-15-1-1.mp3
Representative Greg Gianforte Taking Credit For Investigation Of Beef Industry From Letter He Wrote
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Attorney General William Barr are investigating the state of the beef industry and market including circumstances and practices as the U.S. confronts the COVID-19 crisis. Representative Greg Gianforte. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-12-2.mp3
Great Falls – Public Hearing Today on Apartment Complex
In Great Falls an 83 unit apartment complex and restaurants are part of a high end riverside development proposed next to the Milwaukee Station property. A public hearing on a request to rezone two parcels of land is scheduled for this afternoon before the planning Advisory Board Zoning Commission at 3 o’clock.
Montana Recieves Additional Nasal Swabs
Montana has received an additional 19,500 nasal swabs and 9,000 viral transport medium from the federal government as part of a request from Governor Steve Bullock in a plan to test 60,000 people a month. By Monday more than 22,500 Montanans had been tested for COVID-19 since before the state’s first reported cases in mid-March.
Speaker Of The House Greg Hertz Talks About Impact Of Coronavirus On State Budget
Wednesday May 20th the Revenue Interim Committee will be discussing a draft letter to Governor Steve Bullock about concerns in regard to declining state revenue due to COVID-19 and its impact on the state budget. House Speaker Greg Hertz. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Untitled-11-1-1.mp3
Grant Opportunity for Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced in a Press Release of the availability of $900,000 for local governments to host a Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction pilot project for fiscal year 2020. The cooperative agreements will support projects that develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plan...
Montana Numbers Continue to Decline
The rate at which Montanans are diagnosed with COVID-19 continues to decline as the state begins its third week in which retailers have been able to reopen and the second week that bars and restaurants could offer dine-in options with limited capacity. Montana has 459 people who tested positive for COVID-19 four people remain hospitalized and ...
The Great Potato Giveaway
Potato farmer Matthew Foth, who has been in the industry for over 20 years, gave away 30,000 pounds of spuds Saturday during The Great Potato Giveaway during the upper parking lot a MetraPark in Billings. Montana construction company Riverside Contracting provided the potato transportation from Toston to the Magic City.
Browning – Tribe Approved for Federal Funding
The Blackfeet Indian Tribe was recently approved for more than $30 million from the federal government as part of addressing COVID-19 issues. Today marks the 66th day of its stay at home order and all restrictions still stay the same.
AG Fox Calls for Investigation of Chinese Government’s Role Relating to COVID-19
Attorney General Tim Fox has joined an 18-state effort calling on Congress to investigate the Chinese government’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Fox asked for a Congressional investigation saying the Chinese government’s mishandling and deliberate deception has caused death and hardship fo...