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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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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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New affordable housing model gives 75-year-old poet permanent home
Gary Lundy is among the residents participating in a new affordable housing model in Missoula. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) Editor’s note: This year, a group of residents in Missoula signed a...
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