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Housing boom in most of the US could ease shortage, but cost is still a problem
Photo illustration by Getty Images.The United States has added almost 5 million housing units since 2020, most heavily in the South and most of them single-family homes, making a housing shortage look...
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Stabenow says GOP farm bill is ‘not balanced’ and won’t pass through the US...
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow addresses children about free summer meals at Waverly East School in Lansing on June 26, 2024. (Photo by Lucy Valeski)LANSING, Michigan —The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s...
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Montana’s Headwaters Tech Hub gets $41M grant from feds
President Joe Biden announces th designation of 31 new regional tech hubs across the state aimed at advancing U.S. technology, including one in Montana. (Screenshot via White House)The U.S. Department...
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Legislative Democrats unveil Montana property tax proposals for 2025
Senate Minority Leader Pat Flowers, D-Belgrade, discusses Democrats' property tax proposals for the 2025 session at the State Capitol on Monday, July 1, 2024. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily...
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Federal court ends pause on LNG export project approvals
Venture Global LNG storage tank and housing, Cameron, Louisiana (Photo by Getty Images). A federal judge has sided with Louisiana and 16 other states that sued to block the Biden administration’s...
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‘Quick construction’ on tap for broken St. Mary canal siphons
St. Mary canal siphons burst resulting in severe erosion and flooding in the surrounding area. (Photo via U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)Repairs to the broken St. Mary Canal pipes that are part of the Milk...
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Montana gets federal grant to retrain laid off lumber workers
Stacks of cut timber are ready for processing at Willis Enterprises, a wood chipping plant, at the Bonner Industrial Park September 20, 2019 in Bonner, Montana. As timber mills have closed or reduced...
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The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state
Help wanted sign (Image via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0)The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state since 2022, better aligning the numbers of unfilled jobs and people seeking work....
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IT glitch causing delays in flights, business operations globally
Long queues of passengers form at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, amid a global IT disruption caused by a Microsoft outage and a Crowdstrike IT problem, on July 19, 2024 in...
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Study: Dollar stores entry into rural communities often adds to rural grocery...
A Dollar General store in Sunnyside, Pennsylvania (Photo via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0)The influx of dollar stores into the rural landscape can have a devastating effect on grocery stores and other small...
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Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for millions of borrowers
Photo illustration by Getty Images. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced the rollout of a student debt forgiveness proposal that the White House believes is narrowly targeted enough to survive...
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Small business owners ask U.S. House tax writers to extend Trump-era deductions
Austin Ramirez, president and CEO of Husco International Inc., in Waukesha, Wisconsin, testified on April 11, 2024, before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, urging the panel to extend 2017...
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Black Hills sawmill lays off workers and alleges Forest Service is to blame
A timber project in the Black Hills National Forest. (Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service)SPEARFISH, South Dakota. —The owner of a Spearfish sawmill is laying off 50 people and alleges the U.S. Forest...
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Manufactured housing advocates skeptical of new development outside Belgrade
Montana State University in Bozeman. (Provided by MSU for the Daily Montanan)A new manufactured housing development outside Belgrade is calling itself an “affordable housing solution” for Bozeman. But...
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Survey: Montanans say quality of life getting worse, but support for public...
The Yellowstone River flows north of Gardiner, Montana, in an area where bison migrated to during the hard winter of 2022-23. (Photo by Blair Miller)An increasing number of Montanans say their quality...
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Signal Peak sues Department of the Interior for stalling on coal lease, says...
Part of the Signal Peak coal mine near Roundup, Montana (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).The only underground coal mining company in Montana is suing the Department of the Interior and...
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Yellen touts success of IRS pilot program that allowed direct free filing of...
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen speaks to the Economic Club of Chicago luncheon on Jan. 25, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Yellen used the address to highlight the state of the U.S. economy. (Photo...
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Demand for electricity in Northwest projected to grow 30% in decade, triple...
PJM, which coordinates the flow of electricity from power generators to utility companies in 13 states (including northeast North Carolina) and the District of Columbia, is facing complaints about how...
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Wyoming coal production nosedives, with more troubles ahead
A truck carrying a load of Powder River Basin coal (Photo by Dustin Bleizeffer of WyoFile). Some Wyoming coal mines are likely facing extinction-level headwinds — even before the prospect of new...
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Tariffs to be sharply hiked by Biden administration on Chinese-made products
A sales representative shows prospective customers a BYD Dolphin electric car at a BYD dealership on April 5, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. BYD, which stands for Build Your Dreams, is a Chinese manufacturer...
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Experts eye tax changes ahead of Trump-era cuts’ sunset
Photo illustration by Getty Images. WASHINGTON — The race to harness the tax code is in full swing as economists and advocates across the political spectrum view the expiring Trump-era tax law as an...
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U.S. House GOP spending cuts a preview of Project 2025, lead Dem appropriator...
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday, June 13, 2024 approved a measure that would roll back a final rule by the Biden administration on Title IX. (Photo by Jennifer...
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Colorado judge temporarily blocks Kroger-Albertsons grocery ‘megamerger’
An Albertsons grocery store in downtown Billings, Montana (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger...
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Governor’s office announces $1M for housing costs study
Photo illustration by Getty Images.Gov. Greg Gianforte announced this week an investment of up to $1 million to conduct a statewide study to determine the appropriate level of funding needed to help...
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Governor’s Property Tax Task Force’s proposals finalized for delivery to...
Gov. Greg Gianforte addresses the first meeting of his newly created property tax task force on Feb. 14, 2024. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan)The centerpiece of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Property...
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Montana poll finds support for new BLM oil and gas rules
A field with oil wells in Musselshell County, Montana (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). A poll commissioned by the Montana Wildlife Federation in July and released this week found broad...
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Billions of reasons for leaders to be excited in Billings
Billings' new City Hall, which is the renovated federal building at the intersection of 3rd Avenue North and North 26th Street (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).When most Montanans think...
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Workers make about the same as before the pandemic — except in these states...
Visitors enjoy swimming in Montana’s Glacier National Park. States with scenery, recreation and relatively lower costs — including Montana, New Hampshire and Florida — have had the fastest-rising wages...
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Thune calls Trump’s across-the-board tariff strategy ‘a recipe for increased...
From left, U.S. Sen. John Thune, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, all Republicans of South Dakota, talk about agriculture policy at Dakotafest in Mitchell on Aug. 21, 2024. (Joshua...
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Report finds visitors spent $716M in Montana communities near NPS sites in 2023
One of the boats that runs between Waterton Townsite and Goat Haunt is the International. Built in 1927, the International has carried thousands of visitors across the border during its lifetime....
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Lack of eviction data obscures extent of the affordable housing crisis
An eviction notice is posted and the lock is changed on a residence in the unincorporated community of Galloway on March 3, 2021 west of Columbus, Ohio. Property management teams are given 1 1/2 hours...
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Harris to roll out new plan on tax relief for small businesses
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago,...
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Trump urges shutdown unless Congress passes bill requiring ID to register to...
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024 in...
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Sibanye-Stillwater plans to lay off 700 Montana mining workers
The entrance to the East Boulder mine owned by Sibanye-Stillwater in the Custer-Gallatin National Forest, about 25 miles from Big Timber (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).The...
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Concerns over private student loans brought to U.S. Senate panel
Student loan paperwork (Photo illustration by Getty Images). WASHINGTON — As private student loan companies take heat over accusations of predatory behavior and deception, members of a U.S. Senate...
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As ‘Super Bowl of taxes’ looms in 2025, progressives urge Congress to ensure...
Robert Codero, 49, of New York City, joined hundreds of advocates on Capitol Hill Sept. 18, 2024, to speak to lawmakers about tax policy ahead of next year’s expiration of the Trump-era tax law. Codero...
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New stopgap bill in Congress would postpone shutdown deadline to December
The U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — Congress is on track to approve legislation this week that will give lawmakers until mid-December to broker...
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When business is booming but daily living is a struggle
Kristie Hilliard opened her new shop, Kristie Kandies, in downtown Rocky Mount, N.C., after getting tired of her factory job at the local Pfizer plant. She’s seen a steady flow of customers, but says...
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U.S. Senate panel probes federal government’s role in affordable housing crisis
Rhode Island House of Representatives Speaker Joseph Shekarchi testifies before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee on Sept. 25, 2024. (Screenshot from committee webcast) WASHINGTON — The speaker of the...
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Taxes: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
Photo illustration by Getty Images. This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. By Ashley Murray WASHINGTON — With the clock ticking on...
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Harris pitches an ‘opportunity economy’ in debut one-on-one TV interview
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 25: US Vice President and Democratic nominee for President Kamala Harris speaks at an event hosted by The Economic Club of Pittsburgh at Carnegie Mellon University...
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost leads brief that would sap federal antitrust...
An Albertsons grocery store in downtown Billings, Montana (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 11 other Republican attorneys general on Monday filed a...
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Housing: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
A construction worker uses a saw to cut wood as he builds framing for a new house in a development June 26, 2006 in Richmond, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan | Getty Images) This is one in a...
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Trump labels Detroit a ‘mess,’ pledges to make car loan interest fully...
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on Oct. 10, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Trump is campaigning in Michigan, a key battleground...
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Tester crisscrossing the state talking about reproductive rights, military...
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester speaking to a crowd in Billings on Oct. 13, 2024 (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is heading back to the future, so to speak. The three-term...
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Trump vows to levy ‘horrible’ tariffs on imports, rejecting fears of...
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to attendees during a campaign rally at the Mosack Group warehouse on Sept. 25, 2024 in Mint Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by...
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Corn and soybean associations study: Farmers would suffer from trade wars
Corn and soybean associations commissioned a new study on the effects a potential trade war would have on agriculture producers. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The National Corn Growers...
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Residents sue Gianforte administration for not equalizing residential...
Photo illustration by Getty Images.Residents from Silver Bow and Gallatin counties are asking a state district court judge to force the Montana Department of Revenue to recalculate residential property...
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Feds finalize rule for critical mineral extraction tax credit, benefitting...
The entrance to the East Boulder mine owned by Sibanye-Stillwater in the Custer-Gallatin National Forest, about 25 miles from Big Timber (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan).The federal...
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Report shows visitor spending in Montana reaches all-time high
One of the boats that runs between Waterton Townsite and Goat Haunt is the International. Built in 1927, the International has carried thousands of visitors across the border during its lifetime....
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