Senator Jon Tester’s bipartisan Postal Reform Act passed a key Senate procedural hurdle Monday and moves forward to a final Floor vote. It was passed by the House of Representatives in February. It is expected to put the U.S. Postal Service on sound financial footing and ensure long-term reliable mail service.
Montana Petroleum Association Forecasts Increasing Energy Prices
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to swift action by the European Union and the Biden Administration to suppress its economy but the unrest has many concerned it will further increase America’s energy prices. Montana Petroleum Association Executive Director Alan Olson.
Former China Ambassador Baucus Weighs In On Biden’s Response To Russian Invasion
Water Treatment Plant For Northern Montana Water Bodies Now Operational
British Columbia-based Teck Resources Limited has announced a third water treatment plant is operational to treat selenium in the upper Fording River of Canada. It drains into Montana’s Kootenai River and Lake Koocanusa where Montana recently implemented new and now contested standards for selenium discharges caused by coal mining. Teck has ch...
Records Show Montana Paid Civil Rights Groups $60,000 In Keystone XL Lawsuit
Montana paid a civil liberties advocacy group more than $60,000 last year as part of a settlement after the state initially refused to release hundreds of documents related to its preparations for possible protests against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. Montana Lee Newspaper’s Montana State Bureau reports the money covered the AC...
Montana Veterans Face Potential Legal Conflicts With Recreational Marijuana Law
Recreational marijuana sale and use became legal in Montana January 1st, but that means owning and possessing firearms and cannabis is illegal. Attorney General Austin Knudsen.
CTE Month Promoting Career Paths For High School Students
February is Career and Technical Education month in Montana to recognize its role in preparing graduates for career readiness when entering the workforce. Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education for the Montana University System Brock Tessman recently highlighted the benefits of CTE programs for both soon-to-be-high school graduates and future...
Anaconda Workers Sue Over Toxic Exposure
Eight people who worked at a U.S. Minerals slag-processing plant in Anaconda which closed last June have sued the company saying it failed to protect them from toxic dust and exposed them to high levels of arsenic. The latest lawsuit follows fines probation and other conditions imposed last year after being convicted of negligent endangerment ...
District Judge Rules In Favor Of Early-Term Abortions In Lawsuit
In 2018 ACLU Montana and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed suit challenging the constitutionality of a Montana law that restricted abortion providers to physicians and physician assistants. Friday, Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Mike Menahan ruled nurse practitioners and nurse midwives may perform early-term abortions in Mo...
Federal Grant Addressing Youth Homelessness Across Montana
A $3.4 million federal grant is helping Montana tackle homelessness among the state’s young people. Nichole Heyer navigates the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project for the Montana Legal Services Association says it’s unique for a legal organization to be associated with the project and important because legal service can be ba...