The Bozeman-based Upper Missouri Waterkeeper group has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly failing to intervene after the Montana Legislature rolled back water pollution rules to allow more nutrient pollution to enter streams rivers and other waterways. The EPA has oversight of ...
Montana Sees Huge Hike In Average Heating Bills
Heating homes in Montana really is costing more with monthly natural gas prices 30% to 84% higher than the five-year average. From October through February NorthWestern Energy’s rates were consistently 40% to 46% higher to heat their customer’s homes. By March, Montana Dakota Utility customers were still paying 49% more than they were a ...
Nonprofits Struggling To Retain Workers
Montana nonprofits are struggling during the nationwide worker shortage and in some cases they’ve cut services back. Scott Appel heads Court Appointed Special Advocates in Missoula providing volunteers to represent foster youths in legal matters. He says the organization hasn’t experienced a worker shortage but it did have to increase compensa...
Senator Tester Weighs In On Current Gas Prices
Gasoline prices continue to rise and that affects everybody including Montana. Senator Jon Tester.
Frontier Institute CEO Discusses Possible Changes To Montana Zoning Laws
The current housing crisis will take time to correct but it is possible. Frontier Institute President and CEO Kendall Cotton said on Voices of Montana recently that he has the solution.
Montana Ag Bankers Meet In Bozeman
Thursday in Bozeman at the Montana Bankers Association’s 2022 Montana Ag Bankers Conference, Ed Elfmann, Senior Vice President of Ag and Rural Banking Policy for the American Bankers Association, spoke to local ag bankers. This network’s President Taylor Brown asked him what he shared with them about important issues in Washington D.C. they ne...
MSU Recognized As One Of The Top Universities For Veterans
Montana State University recently ranked 3rd in the Top Ten Military Friendly Schools in the country by MilitaryFriendly.com. MSU rose from 9th last year and Veterans Service Director Joseph Schumacher has an idea of what led to this leap.
Montana Rancher Highlights New Factor For Wildfires
Fire seasons in Montana have been longer and more devastating in recent years but it’s not all due to seasonal weather patterns. Andy Zook, a rancher near Volberg, explained on Voices of Montana how extreme weather led to a new catalyst for wildfires.
Sen. Daines Comments On U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Jackson
U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is currently answering questions from U.S. Senators at her confirmation hearing in Washington D.C. Senator Steve Daines recently said the politics of any Supreme Court Justice should not factor into their work on the bench.
St. Vincent Health Care Promoting Colon Cancer Awareness Month.
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Kerry Hill of St. Vincent Health Care in Billings on a change as to when screenings should start.