The $1 trillion plus Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will become law when President Joe Biden signs it. Montana is expected to receive $2.82 billion for highway projects with an additional $225 million set aside for bridge replacement in the state. About $144 million will go to airports in Montana. Whether there is a timeline on when mo...
AG Knudsen Files Suit Against Biden Administration
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to immediately block the Biden administration’s newly released COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers. It contends if allowed to take effect the mandate will harm Montana employers and employees who are already struggling. https://northernbroadcasting....
January Vaccine Mandate Set To Affect Thousands Of Montana Workers
Today, the Biden Administration announced a January 4, 2022 deadline for all businesses that have at least 100 employees to require vaccinations or weekly negative COVID-19 tests for their employees. The mandate was developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and will apply to tens of thousands of Montana employees. Details ...
MSUB Mountain State Report Details Public Views Of Political Affairs
Montanans are divided along political lines according a poll released Tuesday by Montana State University Billings. A majority of respondents disapproved of President Joe Biden with just 27% saying they approved of his job performance so far. Only 5% of Montanans currently approve of Congress. The 34th Mountain States Poll came on the same day...
Oil & Gas Lease Sales On Public Lands To Begin Soon
The Interior Department is preparing to offer oil and gas lease sales on large tracts of public lands despite concluding that burning fossil fuels from those parcels could carry huge costs and contribute to climate change. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-03_637.mp3
Montana Set To Leave National School Boards Association Next Year
The Montana School Boards Association has voted to leave the National School Boards Association in June 2022 saying the organization has lost its focus in supporting local school boards offering professional development and advocating for quality education. Tuesday, Executive Director Lance Melton said the final straw was a letter written by t...
AG Knudsen Joins Lawsuit Targeting Federal Vaccine Mandate
Ten Republican state attorneys general including Montana’s Austin Knudsen have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for imposing a vaccine mandate on federal contractors and federally contracted employees. The plaintiffs argue is unconstitutional and an unlawful usurpation of states’ police powers and they seek to prevent the...
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...
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...
President Biden Approves Disaster Declaration For Richard Spring Fire
A major disaster declaration for the state of Montana requested by Governor Greg Gianforte as a result of the Richard Spring Fire has been approved by President Joe Biden. It charred more than 170,000 acres on public and private property in Rosebud County and on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. The federal aid that accompanies the maj...