The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana Jesse Laslovich is one of roughly 20 Biden-appointed U.S. attorneys whose termination came suddenly when his computer logged out on its own. Tuesday Laslovich said to find out everything getting shut down was unnerving and ultimately disappointing. It happened at the same time the U.S. Attorney’s O...
Nearly all of Montana’s federal delegation visited the state Capitol in Helena Monday. Republican Senator Tim Sheehy along with Representatives Ryan Zinke and Troy Downing approved of President Donald Trump’s swift action in addressing a number of issues important to the administration including huge slashes to federal expenditures and t...
Weekly influenza numbers continue to rise in Montana. For the weekend ending February 8th 1,612 influenza were reported an increase from 1,467 the week before. Hospitalizations also increased from 72 patients to 85 during the same time frame. So far this flu season 20 deaths have been recorded in Montana. The RSV positivity rate also climbed t...
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Montana rose last week compared with the week before. New jobless claims increased to 931 in the week ending February 8th,up from 801 the week before. The District of Columbia saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims jumping by 35.9%. The Virgin Islands saw the largest percentage drop of...
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $1.67 billion loan to Montana Renewables in Great Falls that had been on hold pending a review by the Trump administration. The loan will help them expand their facility to increase production of fuel from renewable feed stock provided mostly by farmers. It is also expected to create close to 500 ne...
Montana is currently experiencing widespread influenza activity with cases and outbreaks reported in 96% of counties around the state and state health officials are reminding residents to take precautions to protect against influenza infection. Several flu vaccines are available for Montanans ages six months and older and it’s not too late to ...
As egg prices skyrocket across the U.S. small businesses in Montana and Wyoming are scrambling to keep up with the rising costs forcing owners to make tough decisions about pricing product offerings and their bottom lines. Egg prices are expected to increase another 20.3% this year from last December’s average of $4.15 a dozen. That is more th...
New data from ADP Pay Insights finds Montana residents who stayed with the same employer within the last year saw a wage increase. Between January 2024 and January 2025 Montana job-stayers saw a 6.3% wage increase. Nationally the median annual wage growth increased 4.7% while wages for job-changers declined 6.8%. Senator Steve Daines has intro...
The Montana House passed House Bill 207 on second reading Thursday. It would increase the number of signatures for independent legislative candidates from 5% of the winner’s vote in the last election to 10%. If the bill becomes law it is likely to be challenged in court. Montana only had two independent candidates for the legislature on the ba...
Montana House Bill 291 looks to alter the standards when determining air quality in the Treasure State. The legislation aims to limit the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality and local air pollution control programs in Montana from adopting air quality standards more stringent than federal requirements. In other words the bill ...
