Governor Greg Gianforte declined to commit the state to participate in a U.S. Department of Interior effort Wednesday. In a letter to a senior Department of Interior official, he called President Joe Biden’s “30 by 30” initiative long on philosophy and short on detail.” It aims to conserve 30 percent of America’s lands and waters by 2030...
Senator Daines Highlights Concerns With Interior Department’s Role In 30×30 Plan
The Biden Administrations 30×30 plan to conserve 30% of U.S. land use has been welcomed by the environmental community while landowners, producers and other groups believe it would be federal overreach. During a recent Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Senator Steve Daines highlighted a recent push to the Department of Interi...
Senator Daines Joins Congressional Effort To Change President Biden’s 30 x 30 Plan
A group of 39 GOP members of Congress released an alternative to President Joe Biden’s 30 x 30 land conservation initiative Tuesday co-authored by Senator Steve Daines pushing for more attention to productive management of working lands. In a video statement, Daines said Biden’s proposal lacks clear information about what lands would qualify t...
Montana Cities Ranked High For Starting New Businesses
With National Small Business Week approaching and COVID-19 having caused around 100,000 permanent business closures in 2020 the personal finance website Wallet Hub today released its report on 2021’s best small cities to start a business. Bozeman ranks 10th and Missoula comes in at number 14 on the best small cities list to start a business. W...