MATR Newsletter – November 21, 2022
The state with the best education wins!

The long-awaited US broadband internet maps are here — for you to challenge

The new maps don’t let ISPs pretend you’re covered just because you’re near coverage — but they can still lie about your address.

Congress Needs to Reauthorize the U.S. Small Business Administration. What Exactly Does That Mean?

That greenlight would represent a big boost for small businesses.

Two EV-Charging Roads Are Coming to Detroit in 2023

For the project, roads are embedded with coils that transfer magnetic energy to receivers mounted under EVs. That energy is then used to charge the vehicle battery, whether it is stationary or on the go.

Today’s MATR Newsletter is sponsored by:

Big Sky Commerce

Postponed to April, 2023 – Walking Audit Planned for Missoula’s North Reserve Street Pedestrian Safety –
Due to slick conditions, this has been postponed until April 2023.

Great Falls Development Authority

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 11-20-22
1) Congratulations to Rod and Lisa Cline of Cut Bank on winning the first-place state “Community Impact Award” from the Reimagining Rural program, for their efforts to help revitalize downtown Cut Bank. Read the full story at the Cut Bank Pioneer Press.

Montana Business

Glacier Park Taps Local Stakeholders for Feedback as it Shapes Vehicle-Reservation System for Third Year
Persistent overcrowding triggered an adaptive “managed access” program for vehicles at popular park entrances, with expansion possible under a determination due out in mid-December

Next Generation Broadband in Montana

Internet providers play tricks to raise your bill. Here are the worst.
A new study of monthly ISP bills shared by 22,000 Americans shows how providers get you to pay more — and how you can fight back
The long-awaited US broadband internet maps are here — for you to challenge
The new maps don’t let ISPs pretend you’re covered just because you’re near coverage — but they can still lie about your address.

21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”

“You can’t win the war on social media. Just don’t engage. Don’t engage in the public battles because that’s just feeding the beast,” Jonathan Haidt tells 60 Minutes.
No phones in middle school. No social media till high school. It can be done.

Government News & Events

Congress Needs to Reauthorize the U.S. Small Business Administration. What Exactly Does That Mean?
That greenlight would represent a big boost for small businesses.

Transportation

Thieves exit Lamborghini to steal catalytic converter, police say
Video footage obtained by police appears to show four people jumping out of a yellow Lamborghini black rims to steal a catalytic converter from a van at 4 a.m. on Wednesday.
Two EV-Charging Roads Are Coming to Detroit in 2023
For the project, roads are embedded with coils that transfer magnetic energy to receivers mounted under EVs. That energy is then used to charge the vehicle battery, whether it is stationary or on the go.