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Federal Government admits harassing small Butte meat plant and other Montana companies, but takes no action
A deputy assistant administrator for the Food Safety and Inspection Service told Bart Riley in a letter more than two years after he filed an official complaint: "Regarding willful harassment … five allegations were substantiated."
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Did you pay to freeze your own credit? This bill would refund you — and ban the fees.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and a dozen other Democrats introduced a bill on Friday that seeks to end a major frustration for consumers who’ve sought to protect themselves from the Equifax data breach.
Feds cut 61% of funding for Utah nonprofits that help people enroll in ACA marketplace
Utah advocates say the Trump administration is not correctly measuring performance and is undermining the ACA.
Innovate Your State: What Cool Technologies Should Government Consider Implementing?
"The idea is, we identify a problem, we put out the question to our innovation community and ask them to help solve it with technology," said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo.
Montana lawmakers review falling state revenues
A state legislative committee agreed Thursday that lower than expected revenues could require Governor Steve Bullock to make up to 10% cuts to state agencies’ budgets.
Montana Secretary of state dings media for ‘incorrectly’ saying he made claims of voter fraud
"We’ve never had voter fraud in Montana this century. I mean nobody. And ask yourself if we had no DUIs, if we had no shoplifting, if we had no sexual assaults, would we really say that we don’t have those things? Or would we say we don’t have voter fraud because we’ve never pursued it or we don’t understand? Three-hundred — I don’t know the exact number — but in the special election for example over 300 signatures were illegal statewide." Corey Stapleton
Researcher confronts ‘tough truths’ about learning to live with wildfire
When asked after the talk to clarify the comments, Hessburg said that logging alone, without additional slash or broadcast burning, is not supported by research as effective and can exacerbate wildfire if woody debris is left on the ground.
Some States Return to Paper Ballots Following 2016 Election Hacks
It’s one of the ways states are trying to address growing concerns about the security of voting.
Interior’s ‘unusual’ transfer of senior executives spurs official probe
Hallmark said the transfers "seemed designed to disrupt the functioning of the agencies involved, and likely to drive as many executives as possible into retirement or quiescence. Zinke could not possibly have assessed the strengths and weaknesses of all these executives."
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