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Montana county OKs subdivision adjacent to Georgetown Lake The Granite County Commission imposed 106 conditions on the proposed 84-lot South Jericho Bay Subdivision on the south side of Georgetown Lake in Montana. Montana Standard ; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado city now requires wildlife-resistant trash cans The Aspen City Council approved new regulations that require all trash cans in the Colorado city be wildlife resistant, and that each receptacle carry an identifying number so scofflaws can be easily identified. Aspen Times; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho school with 3 students puts $240K bond to vote The Three Creek Joint School District in Idaho now has three students, triple what it had a year ago, but considerably less than the 18 it has had before, and officials of the rural district said the proposed $240,000 bond will allow the construction of a multipurpose-room addition to the one-room building that houses the K-8 school. Twin Falls Times-News; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Rock slide complicates commute in Colorado After a massive rockslide shut down 17 miles of Interstate 70 in western Colorado, Vail Valley commuters were exploring their options for alternate routes to work and companies are mulling ways to get supplies around the closed route. Vail Daily; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana community seeks state, federal funding for water tank Belt's 72-year-old water storage tank is on the verge of failing, and the Montana community will vote next month on state and federal applications for funding to replace the aging structure. Great Falls Tribune; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Congress again moves deadline to approve Cobell settlement The deadline for Congress approve the funding for the $3.4 billion Indian trust settlement has been delayed again, with the new deadline in the Cobell class action lawsuit now April 16. RezNetNews.org (AP); March 5 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Western governors tell EPA to leave coal ash regs to states The Western Governors' Association formally opposed the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to reclassify coal ash waste as hazardous and said such regulation is best left to states. Billings Gazette (AP); March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho state park eyes motorized events to raise funding Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation Chief Nancy Merrill is exploring a range of options to make state parks self-sufficient, including adding motorized events at the Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park. Idaho Statesman (AP); March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada agency, wildlife commission fight over predator plans After federal officials declined to implement a plan to remove mountain lions and coyotes as a way to address Nevada's declining mule deer populations--a proposal state biologists and the Department of Wildlife opposed as well as not being supported by science, the Nevada Wildlife Commission moved to appoint a panel to explore other options to address mule deer declines. Reno Gazette-Journal ; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana wildlife commission to take up shed-antler hunt At its meeting on Wednesday, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission will debate a measure that would limit shed-antler hunts in the state's Wildlife Management Areas to foot traffic only for the first three days after those areas open on May 15. Helena Independent Record; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Montana's ban on corporate campaign donations challenged Western Tradition Partnership and Champion Painting Inc. filed a lawsuit in Montana state district court asking that the state's ban on corporate campaign donations be struck down to comply with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. Missoulian; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Nevada U.S. senator launches campaign for fifth term U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid formally launched his campaign for a fifth term, a race the Nevada Democrat said he fully expects to win. Las Vegas Review-Journal; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Most Montana legislative races missing one party or the other There's only a week left for candidates to file for office in Montana, and a survey of legislative races found that in most races only one party has fielded a candidate. Montana Standard; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Tribal organization opposes Arizona legislation on casino The Tohono O'odham Nation's proposal to build a Las Vegas style casino and resort on unincorporated land near Glendale is now being fought with legislation in the Arizona Legislature, a measure the nation's largest association of Indian tribes is opposing. Arizona Republic; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho Legislature opts for incremental immigration legislation The only remaining bill dealing with illegal immigration still alive in the Idaho Legislature is one that increase penalties for falsifying documents for employment purposes. Idaho Statesman; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho legislator wants schools to post spending online Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart is expected to introduce a bill today before the House Education Committee that would require school districts to post all their spending online by the end of 2011. Idaho Statesman (AP); March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah governor signs illegal abortion bill into law Gov. Gary Herbert signed legislation into law that will allow a woman who arranges an illegal abortion to be charged with criminal homicide in Utah; the bill was prompted by an incident where a pregnant teen-ager paid a man to beat her with the intent of making her miscarry. Salt Lake Tribune; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Utah Senate sends DNA-collection bill to the House Legislation that would allow the state to collect DNA samples from persons arrested for violent crimes in Utah was passed by the state Senate on Monday, and now moves to the House for action. Salt Lake Tribune ; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming legislative panel to study increase in fuel tax Wyoming legislative leaders authorized interim studies on a number of issues last week, including one that will look at the effect of raising taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel as an alternative to making Interstate 80 a toll road, which failed to gain the support of the Legislature. Casper Star-Tribune; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Wyoming high court upholds state's permit for coal-fired plant The Wyoming Supreme Court's decision will clear the way for Basin Electric Power Cooperative's coal-fired Dry Fork Station, expected to come online in mid-2011. Casper Star-Tribune ; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Plum Creek Timber Co. sees signs of recovery in Montana Plum Creek Timber Co. had a rough 2009, as did nearly all businesses reliant on the construction industry, but Hank Ricklefs, departing vice president of northern resources and manufacturing, said that its Montana divisions are showing signs of recovery; Ricklefs is turning over the reins to Tom Ray at the end of this month. Flathead Beacon; March 8 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana dairy in running for national award Huls Dairy in Corvallis, home to the only methane digester in Montana, is one of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's picks for top small business. Ravalli Republic; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Idaho governor sends letter to Oregon businesses inviting them over After Oregon voters passed an initiative to raise taxes on businesses and the state's wealthiest residents, Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter send Oregon businesses a letter inviting them to relocate in Idaho, where taxes are more business friendly. Idaho Statesman (AP); March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Local food producers in Montana say distribution biggest challenge At the Local Foods Commerce Day at the University of Montana on Monday, entrepreneurs agreed that the single biggest challenge they face is the lack of smaller trucking services to get locally produced food to markets. Missoulian ; March 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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