Schools Push for 4-Day Week
The push is on in Montana for four –day school weeks as Montana schools struggle to find staff amid a…
Category: Government
Montana Tax Changes Effective January 1, 2024
* In 2021, Montana passed Senate Bill 399 which made several changes to the state’s tax code effective in 2024.…
Living Building Materials that Function Like Bone?
By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service Microbes and bacteria and biofilms – oh my! Though most of us go about…
Businesses Subject of Finance Weaponization
An outspoken adversary of COVID vaccines, Dr. Joseph Mercola, Florida, recently announced, “The Weaponization of Finance: Get ready for a…
It’s Really So — Shopping Small Supports Main Street
By Aikta Marcoulier, SBA Regional Administrator The pandemic confirmed the essential role that small businesses play in our daily lives. …
IRS Delays Reporting Rule
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a delay to the reporting requirement threshold for transactions on payment platforms including…
High Interest Rates Slow Residential, Commercial Construction
By Tu-Uyen Tran, Senior Writer, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Trends in the Ninth District’s construction industry are splitting along…
Government Seeks Power to Invalidate Patents
Will the federal government open the gateway to confiscating the property of inventors and innovators in the US by giving…
Federal Program Aims to Expand Montana Ag in Food Production
In order to increase production and add new agriculture products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $3 million to…
CSLB Expands Nationwide as Momentum Builds to Overturn Job-Killing Rule
Michael Layman, senior advisor to the Coalition to Save Local Businesses (CSLB), issued the following statement highlighting CSLB’s rapid nationwide…