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Some Idaho child care providers will close Monday. They’ll march to stay open long term

Child care providers are worried the funding won’t be approved before the legislative session comes to an end, leaving an already struggling industry with nowhere to turn.

City of Helena countersues Treasure State Internet & Telegraph

According to the city’s filing, TSI&T did not install conduit deep enough, did not reseal trenches, cut through curbs instead of drilling underneath them and did not clean work sites, leaving debris in the streets and conduit protruding from the ground.

Tester introduces bill opposing change to metro population size

In a news release, Tester said the proposed change is “shortsighted.”

Biden Seeks Unprecedented Investment in Passenger Rail

The president is famous for his love of riding trains. He’s ready to put serious money into the Amtrak system, proposing billions more than have been spent throughout its entire 50-year history.

Idaho’s Keith Tresh on Why CISOs Must Be ‘Better Sales People’

Cybersecurity awareness can’t happen without clear messaging. Keith Tresh, CISO of Idaho, explores why a strong cyber defense strategy depends on CISOs learning to speak other agencies’ languages.

How Starlink, Project Kuiper and other satellite broadband providers could change society

Imagine a world where high-speed internet blankets every corner of the globe, transforming the way people access health care, education and entertainment. That’s the promise of up-and-coming satellite broadband — an ambitious and controversial plan to connect far reaches of the planet.

The 2021 Montana Legislature’s last-minute laws

“I’ve never seen so many bills that have been dead somewhere else come back on a conference committee jammed in some bill that has nothing to do with them,”

Bipartisan Tester Bill to Bolster Rural Broadband Workforce Advances

“My bipartisan legislation will not only help folks in rural and frontier communities obtain the skills they need to get good-paying jobs close to home but will also help expand rural broadband at a moment when it’s never been more important to ensuring frontier communities can succeed in a 21st century economy,” said Tester. “Getting this legislation through Committee is a strong first step, but I’m not going to stop pushing until this bill lands on the President’s desk and is signed into law.”

U.S. Labor Secretary supports classifying gig workers as employees

“These companies are making profits and revenue and I’m not (going to) begrudge anyone for that because that’s what we are about in America. But we also want to make sure that success trickles down to the worker,” he said.

WGA NEWS: Registration open for our virtual Annual Meeting in June; Governors share policy on energy development and healthcare; register for Western Prosperity Roundtable forum

Registration is open for the Western Governors’ Association 2021 Annual Meeting, which will be presented as a virtual event on June 30-July 1.

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