Author: Tom Schultz

High Court Gives Green Party Go

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MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 09/18 The Montana Supreme Court denied the state Democratic Party’s request for an intervention in its case against the Secretary of State and the Green Party Tuesday. Earlier this summer it sued Christi Jacobsen and the Montana Green Party arguing the Greens could not field a candidate in the state’s U.S. Se...

State Trust Land Lease Brings in Record Amount

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MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 09/17 Governor Greg Gianforte and the Montana DNRC announced Monday a record-setting oil and gas lease sale on four tracts of state trust land in Pondera, Richland, and Toole counties. The lease will bring in $2.85 million, which ranks as the highest average bid price per acre and on a single tract in the history of oil ...

Remington Fire Assistance

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MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 08/27 The Remington Fire started last Wednesday northeast of Leiter Wyoming and so far it has burned around 200,000 acres across 42 miles and three counties in southeastern Montana. Pat Dennis with Rosebud County Disaster and Emergency Services told Northern Ag Network’s Brett McCrae that while the fire isn’t...

Last Logs at Pyramid Mtn Lumber

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MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 08/26 Pyramid Mountain Lumber in Seeley Lake has completed finishing all lumber production. Family Owned and Operated Since 1949 the oldest surviving family owned and operated lumber mill in Montana is closing its doors citing a lack of staffing and a decreased value of lumber. The company had employed roughly 100 people...

Election Laws, EPA Overreach, New Fire Starts

MONTANA HEADLINE NEWS, 08/23 The Montana Secretary of State’s Office completed the 2024 general election ballot certification Thursday and voters will be able to cast their choice for or against Constitutional Initiatives 126, 127 ,and 128. The state’s election website has been updated with the certified ballot issues and a list of...

“Coop”eration May Be the Key to Securing Infrastructure Funding

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Montana electric coops are eagerly awaiting the federal government rules that will determine numerous funding programs through the infrastructure bill. According to Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA), there are numerous programs being developed that will be of great benefit to the coops: ...