CMS to Crack Down on Medicaid Dollars Spent on Noncitizens
By Casey Harper The Center Square The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is cracking down on states’ use of…
First Four Months in 2025, Illegal Crossings Down by 83% Nationwide from 2024
By Bethany Blankley The Center Square In the first four months of 2025, illegal border crossing encounters and apprehensions reported…
Capital Gains Impact Housing Prices
With median home prices exceeding $1 million in many U.S. housing markets, some real estate professionals are drawing attention to…
Goodbye to the Penny
The US Treasury recently announced it will stop making the penny. Producing one penny cost almost four cents, costing the…
NW Energy Explains Rate Increase
In opening remarks before the Montana Public Service Commission on the first day of the hearing on NorthWestern Energy’s request…
New Sign for Metra
It’s time to replace MetraPark’s digital advertising sign at 6th Avenue. “The controller is shot,” reported staff in seeking the…
Balancing Costs, Labor, and Ambiguity in the Ninth District’s Construction Sector
Erick Garcia Luna, Director, Regional Outreach Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis “…the industry’s reliance on imported materials, such as Canadian…
Never to be Forgotten
By Evelyn Pyburn In the name of freedom, the world around, we cannot let the events of Tiananmen Square be…
On Watch: Will Inflation Stay Tame?
By Orphe Divounguy, The Center Square Bottom Line: This week’s inflation data is expected to show a slight uptick in…
New Speed Races Now on Summer Venue
This summer is adding new events to all the many things to do in Billings – two speed races for…