The ground rules for drawing Montana’s new second congressional district will be settled Friday but not before the public has a final chance to weigh in with several hours of live comments expected this afternoon. Tom Lutey of the Billings Gazette reports there are 161 emails already with advice to Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commi...
Governor Gianforte Appoints First District Judge
Governor Greg Gianforte announced the first judicial appointment of his administration Wednesday naming David Grubich to the open district court bench in Cascade County. The bench was vacated in April when the Montana Senate rejected Michele Reinhart Levine. Grubich will have to run for election in 2022 to retain his seat. Levine had said ear...
New Democratic Candidate Announces Campaign For Congressional Seat
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Montana gained enough population to add a second seat in the U.S. House. This week Democrat Monica Tranel said she’s planning to run for the state’s newly created seat. Last week Laurie Bishop said she was running. Two Republicans have also said they’re in the race. They are Ryan Zinke and Al Olsze...
Montana Students Raising Concerns Over New Voting Requirements
Montana now requires more than one form of identification for students who register to vote with a student ID raising concerns student voter turnout will dip. Madison Morgan, a University of Montana student who works for the Montana Public Interest Research Group, lays out a common situation for students and one that would have kept her from r...
Senator Kary Highlights Worden-Ballantine For ARPA Funds
Montana Senator Doug Kary is a member of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Infrastructure Advisory Committee. He highlights one project in particular that could benefit from the ARPA funds. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-07_832.mp3
Drought Disaster Declared In 31 Counties
The U.S. Department of Agriculture declared a drought disaster in 15 additional Montana counties Tuesday, bringing the number of counties in a declared disaster to 31 of Montana’s 56 counties. The declaration makes farms in the affected area eligible for emergency loans and other federal assistance. It comes after Governor Greg Gianforte...
Earthquake Hits Yellowstone County
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake shook northern Yellowstone County Tuesday morning. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-07_637.mp3
COVID-19 Relief Funds Being Considered To Treat Senior Exploitation
The Montana Office of Consumer Protection and Victim Services within the Montana Department of Justice has recommended Montana direct $645,000 of federal COVID-19 recovery funds to increase efforts to fight exploitation of senior citizens by adding three elder councils to the state and hiring more staff to focus on crimes that hurt the elderly...
Butte-Silver Bow County Considering Changes To Public Nuisance Properties
Butte police were dispatched to one specific address 138 times since 2018 and were finally able to shut the house down and board it up and could do more if local laws would allow it. Montana has a law that broadly speaks to the issue in defining a public nuisance and Butte-Silver Bow has provisions that mention public nuisances but most are ti...
Wyoming Wild Bison Raffle Opportunity
For the third year, Governor Mark Gordon is donating a wild bison license to support Wyoming wildlife conservation. The license will be issued through a random raffle open only to Wyoming residents. “The bison is the symbol of Wyoming and a fitting hunt to raise money for conservation,” Governor Gordon said. “I am happy to once again offer thi...