With supply chain issues Christmas shopping is heating up. Chuck Harwood Northwest Regional Director for the Federal Trade Commission says if you’re in the holiday shopping mode keep this in mind. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-15_832.mp3
Last Reminder…WY Youth hunt extended 3 days
A youth-only pheasant hunt is planned for Nov. 19-21 on Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area near Lovell. During this three-day timeframe, pheasant hunting is restricted to youth only on all lands contained within the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area north of the Shoshone River. In previous years, the youth-only hunt has bee...
Final Congressional Map Chosen For Montana
A final congressional map that will shape Montana’s representation in Washington D.C. for the next decade has been chosen by the state’s independent redistricting commission. Congressional Proposal 12 headed to the Montana Secretary of State’s office over the weekend after a 3-2 vote Friday by the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commissi...
Sunburst Opens New Community Center
Sunburst, roughly 30 miles north of Shelby, a town in Toole County has a population of 333 according to the latest census, but that didn’t stop residents from wanting to build a community center. Last Thursday on Voices of Montana, Mayor Holly Hovland explained a grant from Lowe’s made it possible. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/u...
Montana Ranked In Top 5 Of States Most Dependent On The Federal Government
The personal finance technology company Money Geek has published a report analyzing the states most dependent on federal funding. Currently overall Montana ranks 5th. (pre-COVID-19) Montana ranked first with 29% of the state’s revenue coming from federal funding. For every dollar of federal taxes paid Montana receives $2.25 back. On an annuali...
Montana’s Rail Service To Receive Major Investment From Infrastructure Package
Plans to restore passenger rail service to southern Montana will receive a significant boost from the infrastructure bill passed by Congress. Senator Jon Tester included language that directs the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to study the restoration of long-distance routes across the country and provides $15 million to do so. Among other t...
Federal Judge To Hear Arguments In Favor Of Wolf Hunts
U.S. government attorneys will appear before a federal judge today to defend a decision from the last days of the Trump administration to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the nation. Wildlife advocates argue the state-sponsored hunts including in Montana, Idaho and Wisconsin could reverse the gray wolf’s recovery over the ...
Climate Office Working On Snowpack Measurement Model
The Montana Climate Office at the University of Montana told the governor’s drought advisory committee recently accurately measuring the amount of water contained in snowpack is important. A model being developed by the climate office along with state and federal agencies will provide a holistic estimate of snowpack throughout watersheds from ...
Montana Schools Beginning To See Food Shortages
Some kitchens in school lunchrooms across Montana have experienced challenges sourcing many food products and even plates and utensils. The Montana Free Press reports those shortages are occurring among major food distributors such as Sysco and US Foods which supply restaurants and hospitals in addition to schools. It’s leaving school food ser...
Tester Bill For Veteran Health Care Advances To Senate For Vote
The Comprehensive and Overdue Support for Troops Act would allow veterans including the 3.5 million who served in Iraq and Afghanistan to get immediate and lifelong access to health care from the Veteran’s Administration. After having unanimously passed through the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee the next stop for the COST of War Act is the ...