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Montana Meat Producers Receiving Boost From ARPA Funds

(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...

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.

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...