City, County Governments May Co-locate in Stillwater Building
Yellowstone County and the City of Billings are exploring in earnest the possibility of consolidating local government offices in the…
Category: Government
Letter to the Editor – Ellis
County Water District of the Billings Heights I was appointed by the Yellowstone County Commissioners to serve on the Billings…
Casinos Left in Lurch as City Council Adopts Project Recode
By Evelyn Pyburn After making a number of changes to Project Recode, the Billings City Council passed the new zoning…
Businesses Can’t Win with COVID
By Evelyn Pyburn The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montana has been declining since November 11, especially over the…
Black Activists Praise Employment Boom That Defies COVID-19 Challenges
The latest federal employment report revealed yet another month of recovery for the American workforce. Members of the Project 21 black leadership network…
BEA Reports Personal Income Increase of 2.4%
Real state personal income grew 2.4 percent in 2019 after increasing 3.1 percent in 2018, according to estimates released by…
12 Counties Establish Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority
Twelve Montana counties have officially founded the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority to advocate for the return of passenger rail…
New Model will Reduce Medicare Part B Drug Costs, Save Taxpayers $85 billion over Seven Years
By Bethany Blankley, The Center Square President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a…
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosive
Billings has partnered with the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) of Montana for a new REAL ID campaign in 2020-2021. As…
Montana Unemployment
Montana’s unemployment rate declined to 4.9% in October, down from 5.4% in September, due to strong job growth over the…