Brazilian Food Processing Company JBS has agreed to pay $52.5 million to settle litigation accusing it and other meat-packing companies of conspiring to limit supply of the American beef market to inflate prices and boost profit. In a video released by Senator Steve Daines Stevensville Rancher Tony Hudson recently talked about challenges Monta...
Montana Tribes To Receive Settlement Funds From Opioid Case
According to a filing in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, North American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson and Johnson and the country’s three largest drug distribution companies. All federally recognized tribes in the United States including Montana’s 12 tribal nations will ...
Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Recieves Spirit Of Montana Award
Governor Greg Gianforte recently presented the Spirit of Montana award to the Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Company for their role in repairing the Hebgen Dam malfunction last December. When presenting the award in Anaconda the governor highlighted the workers’ selfless actions and speed in helping preserve the Madison River.
Senator Tester Lists Potential Solutions To Rising Drug Costs
During a recent virtual question and answer session on Facebook Live Senator Jon Tester took questions directly from Montana residents. When asked if there are ways Washington could potentially control prescription drugs he listed a number of potential ways it could.
DEQ Looking To Address Reduced Air Quality In Montana
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s 20 air quality monitors across the state flagged more days in 2021 for diminished air quality than any year in the past decade. The DEQ is now asking for $450,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act grant funding to bolster its monitoring network with a focus on improving coverage in unde...
Montana Olympian Notes Recent Decrease In Snow
The 2022 Winter Olympics which begin Friday in Beijing will be the first to use 100% artificial snow. Whitefish resident Kaitlyn Farrington won a gold medal in snowboarding at the 2014 Olympics. She says when she was training there were half-pipes around the country but now there are only three.
Gianforte Looks Back On First Year As Governor
It’s been over a year since Governor Greg Gianforte took office. Here he lists some of his administration’s accomplishments.
Public Service Commission Moves Forward With Potential Battery Storage Facility
The Public Service Commission has voted to consider NorthWestern Energy plans for the state’s first-ever battery storage facility. The utility will spend an estimated $145 million over the next 20 years as part of a plan to add 350 megawatts of energy capacity.
Protesters Agree To Open Traffic Through Canadian Border
Negotiations at the Courts border blockade have resulted in protesters opening up lanes of traffic after a days-long standoff resulted n a total freeze of movement across the U-S Canadian border near Sweet Grass over vaccine mandates for truckers. Billings based Whitewood Transportation Trucking company’s Michael Wilson says the protest made i...
Human Trafficking Hotline To Be Displayed In Town Pump Businesses & State Offices
The LifeGuard Group manages Montana’s Human Trafficking Hotline and provides resources along with training to end human trafficking. The nonprofit based in Missoula is partnering with Town Pump to increase displays of the hotline across the state. LifeGuard founder Lowell Hochalter believes it will increase the number of reported cases. ...