By Olivia Reingold on Oct 25, 2019 06:06 pm
First And Only Public Meeting For Updated Keystone Pipeline Draft In Billings The U.S. State Department will host the only public meeting over its recently updated draft environmental statement for the Keystone XL pipeline Tuesday in Billings This is the public’s first and only chance to meet with government officials in an open house to talk about the updated draft environmental statement for the controversial pipeline. A federal judge said late last year that the original draft needed further review of potential environmental impacts.
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By Corin Cates-Carney on Oct 25, 2019 05:41 pm
Gov. Steve Bullock is taking sides in the Democratic party’s 2020 primary race for governor. In a press conference Friday Bullock endorsed his current lieutenant governor for the job.
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By Associated Press on Oct 25, 2019 04:04 pm
Montana U.S. Sen. Steve Daines announced Thursday that he’s signed onto a Senate Resolution condemning the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. In a video posted to Twitter, Daines, a Republican running for reelection in 2020, said House Democrats are throwing out 100 years of precedent.
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By Jess Sheldahl on Oct 25, 2019 01:30 pm
Montana State University Billings released the 32nd edition of its political poll Wednesday. The poll shows a majority of Montanans and Wyomingites support President Donald Trump and disapprove of Congress.
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By Corin Cates-Carney on Oct 24, 2019 06:01 pm
A survey released this month says one in five state employees in Montana are aware of unintentional, thoughtless or careless expenses squandering government resources. The state Legislative Audit Division says 19 percent of state workers that responded to their survey said they had first-hand knowledge of waste of state government resources in the agencies they work for.
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By Aaron Bolton on Oct 23, 2019 07:20 pm
Feral swine threatening to cross the northern border from Saskatchewan and Alberta could cause millions of dollars of crop damage and decimate ecosystems in Montana. State and U.S. agencies say they’re ready if that happens, but farmers and ranchers want more. Producers want the government to pressure Canadian officials to step up their management of the wild pigs before they move south.
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By Edward O'Brien on Oct 23, 2019 05:42 pm
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria has earned condemnation from Montana’s entire congressional delegation.
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By Edward O'Brien on Oct 21, 2019 05:54 pm
The Montana Democratic Party will soon start searching for a new executive director. Monica Lindeen will step down from her post as executive director of the Montana Democratic Party by year’s end.
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