“With the persistent drought, it was essential that we eliminate any roadblocks that threaten the viability of our producers and their operations,” Gianforte said.
The City of Helena appears to be in flagrant violation of a ban on sanctuary cities in Montana. Tens of thousands in fines are already racking up, and the city could lose state funds from the coal board and other funding sources.
President Trump posted "I LOVE MONTANA" in all caps. This, after he spoke about having a call with the governor AND approving an emergency declaration for the state following recent flooding.
You know him from Dirty Jobs, from his mikeroweWORKS Foundation, and from his yeoman's work at inspiring more young people to enter into the trades. The one and only Mike Rowe is in Montana, and we got to talk to him Thursday morning.
Is this our chance to Make Mining in Montana Great Again, is this our chance to Make Our Timber Industry Great Again...we talked about that and more below.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT) vetoed hundreds of millions in spending. Many of the spending bills got pushed across the finish line by a handful of Republicans and legislative Democrats.
When Missoula City Councilmember Sandra Vasecka first heard that a group was trying to make the rainbow flag the official flag of Missoula, she thought it was a joke. It was too crazy even for Missoula.
Coal miners south of Roundup are typically digging that beautiful clean coal out of the ground, but this week- they broke ground on a new indoor ice arena in Billings, Montana.
When it comes to Montana's Legislative session- I hope the governor is ready to break out the veto pen on some of this massive spending that's going on. But, is the deadline finally forcing some action on key priorities in Helena?