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Montana county mulls fire-protection fee There is a public hearing today in Sun River on Cascade County's proposal to charge a $75 fee for each of the 392 or so homes in the Montana county to help buy new fire-fighting and safety equipment. Great Falls Tribune; Nov. 8 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana ag, school officials lead drive for locally produced food There was a time that 70 percent of what Montanans ate was grown locally, but interstate travel and powerful, refrigerated trucks changed all that, but there's a move afoot to return to eating locally grown food, and the state's farmers, ranchers and school officials are leaders in that push. Billings Gazette; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Tribes meet with USDA officials to discuss programs, problems Tribal representatives who traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to participate in the White House Tribal Summit also took time to meet with U.S. Department of Agriculture officials to discuss a wide range of issues, including an ongoing lawsuit known as Keepseagle v. Vilsack, an ongoing discrimination lawsuit against the department. Indian Country Today; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana tribe takes recognition plea to Congress The Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians in Montana is taking its federal recognition plea to Congress, a path taken by a growing number of American Indian tribes. Great Falls Tribune; Nov. 8 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Recession pounds profits at annual Navajo arts sale in Utah The annual Navajo Rug Show in Utah is the primary fundraiser for the Park City-based nonprofit Adopt-A-Native Elder Program, and this year sales were down markedly. Salt Lake Tribune; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Federal stimulus funds expand work on Montana park's road An extra $27.6-million in federal stimulus funds means that the east side of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park in Montana will get a makeover as well as the west side, a plan that had already been on the books--and that extra construction in 2010 means extra delays for park visitors traveling the iconic road. Missoulian; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Federal taxes on guns, ammo burnish up Idaho agency's bottom line Idaho's Fish and Game Department, which depends on the sales of hunting licenses and tags and federal grants for its budget, hasn't been hit quite as hard as other state agencies, and a recent boom in gun and ammunition sales has sent more federal money its way. Twin Falls Times-News; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Settlement talks in Roan Plateau litigation to continue in Colorado The attorney for Earthjustice, which is representing the Colorado Environmental Coalition in a lawsuit over federal oil and gas leases on the Roan Plateau, said settlement talks on Friday were not fruitful, but said that talks will continue and that the Bureau of Land Management planned to suspend the disputed leases while the discussion continues. Grand Junction Sentinel; Nov. 6 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana firm gets contract to replace Yellowstone wastewater system Federal stimulus funds will provide the $4.68 million to replace the five-decades old wastewater treatment system at Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park, and Dick Anderson Construction, of Bozeman, Mont., will do the work. Jackson Hole Daily; Nov. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Public comment on Montana forest's travel plan ends today The deadline for commenting on the U.S. Forest Service's proposed travel plan for the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana ends today. Ravalli Republic; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Arizona congressmen among 12 who voted 'no' on jobs bill Arizona U.S. Reps. Jeff Flake, Trent Franks and John Shadegg were among the 12 U.S.House members who voted against the measure signed into law by President Barack Obama last week that extended jobless benefits for 14 weeks. Arizona Republic; Nov. 8 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Montana governor, PSC official tangle over transmission line to Idaho Montana Public Service Commission Brad Molnar wants Gov. Brian Schweitzer to provide all computer records on the proposed Mountain States Transmission Intertie (MSTI), a 430-mile transmission line from southwest Montana into Idaho, and the governor's office said they're willing to provide the records as soon as Molnar coughs up the cash to pay for the search. Billings Gazette; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Wyoming natural gas producers optimistic about 2010 Expanded pipeline capacity has helped keep natural gas prices for Rocky Mountain producers in line with other regions, and producers in Wyoming said they'll increase production just a bit in 2010, over 2009 levels. Casper Star-Tribune; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story
Owners of a Montana business that builds small, affordable homes said the federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers helped keep them building, and applauded the decision to extend that credit to April. Missoulian; Nov. 7 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Singapore-based company opens destination resort in Utah Singapore-based Amanresorts opened Amangiri, a destination resort in southern Utah in tiny Big Water on Oct. 15. Salt Lake Tribune; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Hundreds stand in line to apply for job at Arizona Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme held a job fair for the 60 positions it needed to fill at its newest store in Arizona, and about 500 people showed up to apply for a job. Arizona Republic; Nov. 9 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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