2020 Elections
GOP candidates for governor talk jobs in Helena
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Tim Fox and Al Olszewski debated at Carroll College this week, while Greg Gianforte raised funds at the Montana Club with Donald Trump Jr.
Public Service Commission
Presenting at Red Pill Expo, Montana utility commissioner urges attendees to take their ideas mainstream
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Montana utility commissioner Randy Pinocci took the stage at a right-wing conference in Mesquite, Nevada, Nov. 9, capping a two-day event where speakers railed against sustainable development, touted alarmist theories about childhood vaccinations, and argued that Americans need to “take our country back.”
Long Streets Project
Hutterite-commissioned study says communities’ collective operations add 2,200 jobs to state economy
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The study, billed as the first of its kind, concludes that the communities’ collective business operations contribute $365.3 million annually to the Montana economy.
Economy
Audit dings commerce department’s tracking of tourism grant impacts
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Poor record-keeping makes it hard to tell if tourism grants are actually drawing out-of-state dollars into the Montana economy, state auditors told lawmakers Oct. 30.
2020 Election
MTFP guide: Montana’s 2020 election
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What you need to know as Montana’s 2020 candidates compete for your vote
Public Service Commission
PSC attorney: Commissioners showed bias about solar projects — but not too much
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Solar advocates have argued that Montana’s elected Public Service Commissioners, all Republicans, have created a hostile environment for solar development by setting rates too low for solar farms to be economically viable.
Long Streets Project
What jobs may come
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State labor department figures released in late September estimate 62,300 job openings in Montana each year through 2028. What they pay, and whether you can get them, has a lot to do with education.
Long Streets Project
Student enrollment is up statewide, but dwindling numbers threaten to squeeze rural schools
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For districts in agricultural towns on the state’s eastern plains, a decades-long trend toward larger farms and fewer ag families means there are fewer students to go around.