(Credit: agnormark/Adobe Stock) Small meat producers in Montana have received $7.8 million in funding through ARPA to help resist further consolidation of the industry’s four big meatpacking companies. This includes $450,000 for Hamilton Packing Company in the Bitterroot Valley. Jason Schlange is the owner of the business which has been aro...
Rep. Rosendale Votes Against Additional Funding To Ukraine
Representative Matt Rosendale vote against the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act Tuesday evening which passed the House. The bill would send nearly $40 billion more dollars to Ukraine in more military and humanitarian aid.
Montana Senators Split On Abortion Act Vote
A vote on the “Women’s Health Protection Act” which would codify legal abortion protections is expected to take place in the Senate today. Tuesday, Senator Steve Daines, founder and chair of the Pro-Life Caucus, spoke on the floor voicing his support for a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade. Also Tuesday, du...
Hyundai Announces New Research Lab In Bozeman
Hyundai Motors will open a new roughly $20 million research and development lab in Bozeman. Montana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Todd O’Hair was asked Tuesday on Voices of Montana about its significance.
Montana Financial Planner Details Current Rate Of Inflation
If you’re feeling nervous about the country’s financial situation you’re not alone. Certified Financial Planner Michael Vondra recently laid out some facts on Voices of Montana.
St. Vincent Health Care Bringing Awareness To Mental Illness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month but even in 2022 some people don’t think mental illness is an illness. Billings St. Vincent Healthcare Clinical Neuropsychologist Ashley Clausen.
Sen. Daines Calling For Energy Expansion To Aid Europe
At a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing last week Senator Steve Daines said after visiting Ukraine he knows about one thing its leaders are asking for to fend off Russia’s attack on the country.
International Trade Firm Highlights Montana’s Increasing Exports
Montana isn’t called the Treasure State for nothing. University of Montana graduate Angela Marshall Hoffman is also Vice President of International Supply Chain and Resiliency for the firm Sandler Travis and Rosenberg.
Bozeman Congressional Primary Debate 05/09/22
The third in a series of four Congressional Primary Debates continued to focus on agricultural and rural issues as District 1 democratic candidates Cora Neumann, Monica Tranel and Tom Winter took to the stage in Montana State University’s Inspiration Hall. The debates are moderated by Jim Sargent and co-sponsored by Montana Farmers Union, Unit...
Build Montana Students Graduate With Job-Ready Skills In Billings
Students from Billings high schools who attend the Build Montana program prepare for careers in the construction industry. Build Montana Coordinator Rob Cook on what the program has the students learning.