By DARRELL EHRLICK | Editor-in-Chief
"This proposal was built the Montana way: By sitting down together, working through differences, and finding common ground for a place we all love. Now it is up to Congress to recognize how special this hard-won agreement is and pass this locally driven legislation." – Zach Angstead, of Wild Montana, on ‘A River Runs Through It Act’ proposed by Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana.
Lawmakers don’t want ratepayers saddled with data center costs
by Keila Szpaller
A draft bill to protect power customers from paying for data center costs advanced Wednesday with a unanimous vote — but with criticism from NorthWestern Energy, the state’s largest public utility. Sen. Daniel Zolnikov, chairman of the Energy and Technology Interim Committee, said the draft still needs work and input from more people. The bill […]
Zinke to introduce landscape-scale conservation, recreation plan
by Micah Drew
For more than two decades, a coalition of conservation organizations, sportsmen’s groups, business owners and individuals have sought ways to expand protections and recreation opportunities around the Seeley-Swan and Blackfoot River valleys in western Montana. Wednesday, Montana U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke announced his intention to introduce legislation in Congress combining multiple proposals into a single […]
Trump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census
by Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants to overhaul the U.S. census to exclude noncitizens who don’t have a green card from the country’s next population count in 2030, according to a Wednesday notice in the Federal Register. The document, which will officially be published Thursday, could mean major changes for how millions in federal funding […]
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