The weekend after Thanksgiving brought more wintry weather for big game season-closing check stations on Sunday, Dec. 1. Hunter numbers were down from last year at two of three stations in Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7, along with success rates. “Hunters seemed generally satisfied with their seasons,” said Region 7 Wildlife Biologist Mel...
Sierra Club’s Mike Scott Comments On Northwestern Energy Should Do Study Of Costs Of Renewables For Procurement Plan
The Public Service Commission is holding a hearing today on Northwestern Energy’s Resource Procurement Plan. Mike Scott with The Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign in Montana says the utility hasn’t done a comprehensive study of the cost of renewable and he believes the economics of solar and wind look more favorable than eit...
Northwestern Energy Public Relations Specialist Talks About New Colstrip Rosebud Coal Mine Agreement
Northwestern Energy has entered into a six year coal supply agreement for the Colstrip Power Plant from the Rosebud Mine which will go into effect Jan. 1st replacing a contract that ends at the end of this year. Northwestern Energy Public Relations Specialist Jo Dee Black. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-11...
Attorney General Tim Was At The Beginning Efforts To Make A CSKT Agreement Law And Now Tells What Needs To Happen
Attorney General Tim Fox was just named to his position in 2013 when the first attempt was made to get the CSKT into law. He tells what will now need to happen to get it across the finish line. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-3-3-1.mp3
Commissioner Of Higher Education On Voices Of Montana Today Talks Goals For The Next Decade
Today Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christen was on Voices of Montana. He was asked what his main goals are for education in Montana going forward into the next decade. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-1-2.mp3
Former Montana Senator And Fomer Ambassador To China Max Baucus Talks About Trade War With China On Bloomberg Radio
The trade war with China continues with another increase in tariffs going into effect Saturday on an additional $156 billion for consumer goods produced in China such as toys phones laptops and clothing. Former Montana Senator and former Ambassador to China Max Baucus on Bloomberg radio was asked about his take on the situation. https://northe...
Senator Jon Tester Frustrated With FCC’s Not Rolling Out Rural Wireless Investments Fast Enough
Frustration is growing because of the wait for wireless investments in rural areas continues. So says Senator Jon Tester when talking about the Federal Communications Commission during last week’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-14.mp3
Senator Steve Daines Reaches CSKT Water Compact Agreement And Will Introduce Legislation Next Week
Senator Steve Daines has reached an agreement with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on a new framework for a permanent water settlement and he will introduce new legislation next week in the U.S. Senate. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-8-2-1.mp3
End of Season Report SW MT
Montana’s general hunting season ended Sunday evening with lower hunter numbers and varied success rates in southwest Montana during the season’s sixth and final weekend. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks operated four check stations in Region 3 during the fifth weekend of the general deer and elk hunt, and seven check stations during the six...
Better Business Bureau’s Hannah Stiff Has Tips To Do To Get Get Ready For Montana’s Winter Season
Some tips for the upcoming winter season from Hannah Stiff. She’s the Montana Marketplace Manger for the Better Business Bureau Northwest and Pacific Bureau. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Untitled-22.mp3