Month: December 2021
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States Resist Biden’s “social cost” of Carbon Plan
By William Patrick, The Center Square Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is asking a federal court in Lafayette to halt a Biden administration plan to apply climate change “social cost” damages when regulating certain industries. President Joe Biden issued an executive order shortly after taking office that resurrected an Obama administration initiative aimed at determining…
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Newly Licensed Businesses November 2021
Crash Champions, 315 N 15th St, 59101, 708-631-0403, Matthew Ebert (CEO), repair & installation Debra Sheppard PHD, 1430 Country Manor Blvd #3, 59102, 238-6350, Debra Sheppard, service Bamn Junk Removal and Mover, 4303 Stone St, 59101, 623-1326, Michael Hart, service Casey’s Carpentry, 1903 Dogwood Dr, 59105, 518-596-2262, Casey Artz, service Jin’s Garden, 1310 Main St…
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Montana’s Outdoor Industry Recovers
Bob Pepalis, The Center Square Montana’s outdoor recreation industry suffered huge losses in the first three months of 2020 because of the pandemic, but it made a major turnaround for the rest of the year, according to an industry representative. Across the nation, the outdoor recreation economy fell 19% from 2019 to 2020, compared with…
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Brett Linneweber Appointed 13th District Judge
Governor Greg Gianforte has announced the appointment of Brett Linneweber to serve on the Thirteenth Judicial District Court in Yellowstone County. Linneweber fills the vacancy created by 13th Judicial District Judge Gregory Todd’s retirement. Since 2014, Linneweber has served as Senior Deputy Yellowstone County Attorney, where the vast majority of his practice has been in…
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Get Rid of Trade Barriers, Licenses, Permits, Regulations
From Competitive Enterprise Institute October’s inflation reading was the highest since the recession of 1991. November’s is the highest since the 1982 recession, at an annualized 6.8 percent. The reason inflation is usually highest during recessions is because governments attempt to restart growth through a combination of monetary and fiscal policy. It is troubling that today’s…
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New Hampshire is the freest state, New York is the least
By Bethany Blankey, The Center Square New Hampshire is the freest state in the U.S. compared to the rest of the country, while New York is the least free, according to the CATO Institute’s latest “Freedom in the 50 States” report. The nonprofit think tank’s report provides an in-depth look into personal and economic freedoms on…
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MorganFranklin Acquires Blue Marble
MorganFranklin Consulting, a Vaco company, and a management and technology advisory firm that specializes in solving complex transformational challenges for its clients, has acquired Blue Marble Consulting, an SAP implementation partner and advisory firm based in Big Sky, Montana. MorganFranklin’s addition of Blue Marble adds a robust SAP capability to the firm’s already extensive technology…
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Western Priorities Center Says Moving BLM Back to DC Corrects Error
The Bureau of Land Management has announced the correction of what it sees as having been an error of President Trump’s administration, according to the Center for Western Priorities. The agency is returning to its Washington, DC headquarters. BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning will be based in Washington, along with the agency’s deputy directors and other…
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Water District Sues Itself
Last Friday, December 10, part of the Heights Water District Board filed suit against itself. Chairman of the board, Dennis Cook and board members Jeff Engel and Brandon Hurst, and a district citizen filed suit in 13th District Court against “County Water District of Billings Heights” with the claim that their meeting on November 29,…
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THE FINANCIAL FOCUS
By Michael Vondra What are your financial resolutions for 2022? As you know, 2021 was full of challenges. We were still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic when supply chains shut down and inflation heated up. So, if you’re like many people, you might not be sorry to see the year come to…