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University of Montana close to naming 'finalist candidate' for president to replace Bodnar

In a press release posted on a University of Montana website, Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian announced this week that a "finalist candidate" for the job of UM president will be invited to campus on April 6-7. Christian said that his office's working

Beef, honey, cider: Ag businesses in Montana split $1M in federal grants to expand

Five different agricultural enterprises in Montana, including three in western Montana, have won big-time grants worth a combined total of $1 million from the federal government to boost their business. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Office recently handed out four $250,000 grants and

Iranian-American man's anti-war banner vandalized at Missoula home

Iranian-American man's anti-war banner vandalized at Missoula home

An Iranian-American man and his wife recently caught people on video vandalizing their property, including an anti-war banner, several times at their home in Missoula's University neighborhood. Someone also yelled profanity at him while he was raking his yard, an incident also caught on video. Mehrdad

States crack down on luxury car buyers accused of abusing Montana registration loophole

Prosecutors in California, Tennessee and Minnesota have recently announced criminal charges against a slew of defendants, including a YouTube influencer, who allegedly used the so-called “Montana loophole” to avoid paying state sales taxes by buying and registering expensive vehicles through a Montana-based limited liability company. They join people

Prosecutors crack down on 'Montana loophole' luxury vehicle sales tax avoidance

Prosecutors in California, Tennessee and Minnesota have recently announced criminal charges against a slew of defendants, including a YouTube influencer, who allegedly used the so-called “Montana loophole” to avoid paying state sales taxes by buying and registering expensive vehicles through a Montana-based limited liability company. They join people

Montana livestock ranchers say foreign workers are needed due to labor shortages

Citing “acute workforce shortages,” the Montana Stockgrowers Association has asked Montana’s federal delegation to Congress and the U.S. Department of Labor to change federal rules to allow foreigners to work in livestock auction markets and rancher/farmer feeder feedlots. In early February, Montana Stockgrowers Association President Lesley Robinson

Montana's 0% statewide sales tax may be attracting big data centers

Montana's lack of a statewide sales tax could definitely be a factor in why there's interest from big data center companies looking to build facilities and buy power here. The CEO of NorthWestern Energy, Brian Bird, recently gave an update to investors in which he revealed