Affordable housing is impacting communities all across Montana and it’s no different in the state capitol city Helena. Thursday representatives from the YWCA and Habitat For Humanity joined Liberian-born American politician Mayor Wilmot Collins in asking for help starting a campaign with a message of thanks for his almost 28 years in the Queen...
New Congressional Maps Narrowed Down To 2 Options
The options for drawing Montana’s congressional districts have narrowed to two maps one by Democrats and one by Republicans with few days allowed for public reaction. The goal of the Montana Redistricting and Apportionment Commission Thursday was to narrow down the congressional district possibilities. The commission will decide on one map by ...
Former Montana Director Nominated To U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Martha Williams the former director of Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks was nominated Thursday by President Joe Biden to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She was appointed shortly after Biden’s inauguration to her current deputy position before Thursday’s nomination to serve in the vacant director’s post. Williams will face a future con...
County Officials Reject U.S. Attorney’s Order Against Addressing School Faculty Harassment
U.S. Attorney General Leif Johnson wrote to Montana’s state and local leaders telling them to work with the FBI to respond to threats against school boards, administrators, teachers and school staff members, but some local officials are rejecting this instruction. Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter explained why he and others did this toda...
Research Shows Montana Has Enough Jobs Available For All Montanans
During this record-breaking labor crisis a new study by Career Cloud finds Montana has enough jobs to employ every one of its residents. The state has 1.21 unfilled jobs per unemployed person the 8th highest rate in the country. With 8.3 million unemployed Americans there are enough jobs for everyone with 2.1 million jobs left over. The Distri...
MT Big Game Check Stations Open Now
Big game hunter check stations will be in operation across Montana beginning this weekend and continue through the general rifle season. General big game season runs from Oct. 23 through Nov. 28. Hunters must stop at check stations that they pass, even if they have not harvested any animals. For hunters without game, the check station process...
Boulder Voters To Decide On $12 Million Upgrades For High School
Jefferson High School District leaders are asking voters to approve a 12-point-five-million-dollar-bond. Details from Troy Shockley our Capitol City Correspondent. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-21_832.mp3
Districting & Apportionment Committee To Decide On Final Congressional Map
For the first time in 30 years the U.S. Census awarded Montana a second seat in Congress. Today, the state’s districting and apportionment commission will select district boundaries in essence dividing the Treasure State in half. With little common ground between the commission’s two Republican and two Democratic members much of the decision m...
New Law Brings Attention To Rural Voters’ Absentee Ballots
A new Montana law bans the process of collecting other people’s absentee ballots a practice that has been used regularly by some rural voters. Opponents of the law say it will affect vulnerable communities that can’t easily reach a place to drop off their ballots. Alex Rate legal director for the ACLU of Montana says it could even affect someo...
AG Knudsen Challenging Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion Laws
Attorney General Austin Knudsen is appealing a decision by Judge Michael Moses in the state Supreme Court. The Yellowstone County District Court Judge issued a preliminary injunction earlier this month that temporarily stops several laws from going into effect restricting abortion access. The order is in effect while a legal challenge is under...