Winter was Hard on Honey Bees
From Northern Ag Network A nationwide survey of beekeepers has revealed catastrophic honey bee colony losses across the United States,…
Day: April 7, 2025
What will they think a million years from now?
Pondering what human-made items will look like millions of year from now as our descendants search for “technfossils”, Sci News…
Teacher Freedom Alliance Touts Free-market Alternatives
By Tom Joyce, The Center Square What’s the free-market alternative to teachers’ unions? The Freedom Foundation hosted a launch party…
Tax on Natural Gas Repealed
By Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square America’s natural gas industry celebrated after President Donald Trump signed into law a resolution…
Tax Cut Could Really Be Real for Billings
City of Billings officials worry that a popular bill that promises property tax cuts for Montana, called the Homestead Rate…
Tariffs Hit Montana, Mixed Impacts on County, Crude Oil, Ag, Cars & Beer
By Evelyn Pyburn President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China could have significant impacts on Montana. In fact, Montana…
Six Local Businesses Invest $175 million in Yellowstone County
Six businesses in Yellowstone County received two different forms of tax abatement on new investments from Yellowstone County Commissioners. Total…
Montana Highlights April 1, 2025
35 Montana Tech students toured production facilities in the Bakken oilfield of eastern Montana and North Dakota to learn about…
Legislature Looks at Reducing Business Tax
Governor Greg Gianforte, Senator Josh Kassmier, R-Fort Benton, and local ag producers are urging support for reforms to the business…
Energy Transitioning Hits “…brick wall of reality”
Energy prices are rising due to US tariffs on Chinese solar panels, a tripling of insurance premiums in MISO, ERCOT,…