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U.S. Senate passes bill with $17.2M for Montana Air Force base A Senate Appropriations bill passed Tuesday contains $17.2 million for two projects on Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana; the bill now must be reconciled with the version passed by the U.S. House before it moves on to the president for action. Great Falls Tribune; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Homeless shelters in Idaho already full Homeless shelters in Boise and Nampa are already full to capacity, and a new shelter will open today in Boise and another is adding beds. Idaho Statesman; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Denver transit district discusses smaller system At a meeting Tuesday, RTD planning chief Bill Van Meter said that if a sales tax increase is not approved and if the federal government doesn't pony up an additional $1 billion, the FasTracks light-rail system in Denver will be able to build just one more line -- to Denver International Airport. Denver Post; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Resort developer asks Idaho city for permission to grow slower The developer of the giant Warm Springs Ranch Resort approved by Ketchum was back before the Idaho city on Monday, asking for permission to cut back on the development in light of the current economic situation. Twin Falls Times-News; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Colorado city gives developer more time on townhome plan The Aspen City Council voted Tuesday to give the Aspen Land Fund II, LLC, which is currently in bankruptcy, another two years to build townhouses in the Colorado city. Aspen Times; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Stalled developments in 2 Colorado city on auction block today At 10 a.m. today in the Garfield County Public Trustee's office in Glenwood Springs, assets of two proposed developments in the Colorado county, the Roaring Fork Lodge in Glenwood Springs and the Mountain Aire development property in Carbondale, will be auctioned off to satisfy creditors. Aspen Times; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Tribes
Northern Arapaho struggle to save their language On the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, only about 250 members of the 8,000-member Northern Arapaho Tribe are fluent in their native tongue, and educators and linguists are in a race with time to teach children Arapaho while there are still elders around to help. High Country News; Nov. 13 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Environment
Montana, federal gov't tells Congress: 'We're trying on bison' After a Government Accountability Office gave Montana and the federal government a bad time over they're handling of bison that roamed out of Yellowstone National Park, state and federal agencies prepared a report to Congress, set to be released today, that says they're working on new ways to deal with the bison. Billings Gazette (AP); Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story NPS to publish interim winter-use plan for Yellowstone Park Friday The National Park Service will publish its two-year, interim winter use plan for Yellowstone National Park on Friday in the Federal Register. Billings Gazette (AP); Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming group reconsiders petition to protect ferrets Duane Short of the Laramie-based Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, one of the three groups that filed a petition with the federal government seeking more protection of the black-footed ferret, said that had his group known Wyoming was working on a plan to reintroduce the species, they may have proceeded differently, a stance viewed with some skepticism by state officials. Casper Star-Tribune; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Another trophy moose killed by poachers in Montana Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wardens said a bull moose with antlers that measured 30 inches wide was shot and left by poachers along the Teton River in the Lewis and Clark National Forest west of Choteau. Great Falls Tribune; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Wyoming group tracks eagles to find source of lead contamination Researchers from Craighead Beringia South, a research group in Kelly, have captured and tagged three bald eagles with radio transmitters that will allow them to be tracked to see if lead in gut piles left behind by hunters is affecting migratory birds. Jackson Hole News & Guide; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Politics
Utah congressman says enviro laws impeding national security U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, who is the ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources subcommittee over public lands, said environmental laws are prohibiting national security work on the U.S.-Mexico border, charges the Interior Department and Homeland Security officials immediately downplayed. Salt Lake Tribune; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(1) Email Story Idaho congressman wants more focus for federal training programs Idaho U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick and other House Democrats are proposing legislation that would reform federal workforce training programs to focus on training and education that puts workers on paths to "careers in the 21st century economy." Idaho Statesman; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Former Alaska governor to sign books in Idaho on Dec. 10 On Dec. 10, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will sign copies of her new book, "Going Rogue," at a Fred Meyer store in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Coeur d'Alene Press; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Legislature
Arizona Dem won't seek re-election to state Senate seat Arizona sate Sen. Meg Burton Cahill said Tuesday that she will not run for re-election in 2010 for personal reasons. Arizona Republic; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Law keeps Nevada out of 'Race to the Top' money Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons said he might call a special session to get a 2003 state law that prohibits the use of student assessment data in evaluating teachers, because that law is keeping the state from competing for a share of the $4.3 billion "Race to the Top" federal education funding. Reno Gazette Journal; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story Economy
Asarco LLC, Arizona mull next step in light of judge's decision After a federal bankruptcy judge awarded control of Asarco LLC to its parent company, Grupo Mexico, Asarco officials, as well as the state of Arizona, which viewed the proposal from India-based Sterlite Industries Ltd., as a more viable one, are contemplating an appeal of the judge's decision. Arizona Republic; Nov. 18 Add Comment View Comments(0) Email Story |
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