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Daines says he'll introduce new agreement to settle CSKT water dispute

By John S. Adams | December 5, 2019

‘We’ve reached a historic compromise on a century-old dispute that protects the water rights of all Montanans,’ Daines said Thursday.

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Episode 46 — Montana gubernatorial candidate Al Olszewski

By John S. Adams | November 26, 2019

‘I’m in this game to win it,’ Olszewski says. ‘I am not going to peel off and become arm candy for Congressman Gianforte.’

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CSKT Water Compact

Trump administration signals support for CSKT water compact

By John S. Adams | November 22, 2019

Montana DNRC director calls Interior chief’s support for compact “historic.”

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MTFP coordinating statewide reporting project on aging in Montana

By MTFP Staff | November 21, 2019

‘Graying Pains: Challenges and Opportunities in the West’s Oldest State’ will explore the economic, cultural, and personal impacts presented by Montana’s aging demographics with a 19-newsroom collaboration.

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Rosebud coal mine

Environmental groups file federal lawsuit against Rosebud Coal Mine expansion

By Johnathan Hettinger | November 18, 2019

The Western Environmental Law Center filing argues that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement violated the National Environmental Policy Act in approving the expansion earlier this year.

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Spring Creek Mine

Navajo Nation withdraws bond backing for Spring Creek Mine

By Johnathan Hettinger | November 13, 2019

The Navajo Nation announced Tuesday that it will not provide financial bond backing for a tribal-owned company’s recent purchase of Montana’s Spring Creek coal mine and two other mines in Wyoming.

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Episode 44 — U.S. House candidate Matt Rains

By Alex McKenzie | November 12, 2019

Rains says he’s running to help ensure that farming and ranching remain viable for future generations of Montanans: “We have to find a way to make sure that ranchers and farmers can prosper on the ranch, otherwise rural Montana’s going to just vanish.”

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Hutterite-commissioned study says communities’ collective operations add 2,200 jobs to state economy

By Eric Dietrich | November 5, 2019

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.

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Audit dings commerce department’s tracking of tourism grant impacts

By Eric Dietrich | October 31, 2019

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.

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