Republican Representative Derek Skees has been a member of the Montana House of Representatives since 2017. Monday on Voices of Montana he cleared up any confusion about House Bill 702 which outlaws discrimination in the workplace concerning vaccines and passports. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-19_737.mp3
Public Comments On Congressional Maps Ends Today
Today is the last scheduled time people can testify directly to the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission about the nine proposed congressional maps to determine Montana’s now two congressional districts. The public may testify in person or Zoom. The bipartisan commission intends to narrow its field of map finalists to one Thu...
Schools Across Montanan Moving To Remote Classes
Due to statewide annual educator conferences no public-school classes will be held in Montana Thursday and Friday. The Darby school district is switching to remote learning today and Wednesday due to staff shortages. In Glasgow, school classes are not being held through Wednesday. In Livingston, the school board has voted to hold middle and hi...
Cybersecurity Program Coming To Select Montana Teachers
Teachers across Montana are getting a chance to bring a new education program to their school district. Great Falls College and Montana State University are tagging along with 12 national cybersecurity centers to help teach high school teachers the basics of cybersecurity. With hackers targeting more and more people every day the need for cybe...
Montana Television Stations Hacked
Sinclair Broadcast Group which owns and operates some television stations in Montana suffered a data breach over the weekend and is still working to determine what information the data contained. It can’t determine yet whether or not the data breach will have a material impact on its business operations or financial results. The Hunt Val...
Montana Anticipating Increased Visitation Following Border Re-Opening
Canada is a significant trading partner for Montana especially in regards to Montana’s almost $4 billion tourism industry. November 8th is the day announced by the Biden administration for reopening of the Canadian border for leisure travel for people who are vaccinated. It has been closed to all but essential travel since March 2020. While t...
Final Map For Montana’s New Congressional Districts To Be Selected This Week
Map selection for Montana’s congressional districts is coming down to the wire. Of the nine map finalists receiving public comment currently the only maps producing a politically competitive western district put Gallatin County entirely in the west with the eastern district in every scenario being solidly Republican. The Districting and Apport...
Representative Rosendale Talks About Southern Border’s Impact On Montana
November 8th will be the day the border with Canada will be opened for travel. Recently, Representative Matt Rosendale on Voices of Montana talked about the southern border with Mexico where there’s a different kind of problem. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-18_637.mp3
Local Energy Provider Highlights Potential Of Nuclear Energy
Despite growing needs and demands for cleaner energy going forward there are still concerns over losses in production efficiency and reliability. Lincoln Electric General Manager Terry Sanger recently mentioned an option that has gone out of favor in recent years. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-18_537.mp3
Gas Prices Continuing To Rise Across Montana
Montana gas prices have risen 1.8 cents per gallon in the past week according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 615 stations in Montana. Gas prices in Montana are 5.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.13 a gallon higher than a year ago for unleaded regular. The cheapest gas in Montana is priced at $3.12 a gallon while the most ...