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Busse, Cleveland accuse Forstag of data center influence; Forstag attacks competitors' wealth

Campaign funding took center stage at a 1st Congressional District candidate housing debate hosted by Bozeman Tenants United on Monday. Democratic candidates Ryan Busse, the former firearms executive, author and 2024 gubernatorial candidate, and Russell Cleveland, a rancher, Navy veteran and former Colorado childcare owner, cross-examined smokejumper and union

Congressional progressives introduce $25 federal minimum wage plan

(The Center Square) – Progressive lawmakers in Washington D.C. introduced legislation Tuesday that would increase the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour. The proposal – put forward by Illinois members of Congress – could have severe impacts on businesses across the country, according to critics. U.S. Reps. Delia Ramirez, D-

Rich States Poor States: Tax policy largely determines states’ economic competitiveness

Utah tops list of most competitive states

Democratic primary candidates for House seats, Senate, take questions in capital debate

Democratic primary candidates for House seats, Senate, take questions in capital debate

The Montana Democratic Party held three forums for its federal office candidates Sunday, April 12, at the Helena Avenue Theater in the state capital. Retired journalist (and Montana Free Press board member) Mike Dennison moderated the events, which involved Democratic candidates for the state’s two U.S. House districts

Venezuela protesters demand end to 'hunger' level wages

Venezuela protesters demand end to 'hunger' level wages

Hundreds of Venezuelan workers and pensioners marched Monday for an increase in "hunger" wages as well as pensions frozen for four years and eroded by galloping inflation. The monthly minimum wage currently equates to around 28 US cents, while annual price hikes surpass 600 percent. The last wage

Montana’s Minimum Wage Should Be A Living Wage

This year, in order to keep pace with rising inflation, Montana is raising its state minimum wage from $8.75 to $9.20, the largest increase in a single year since 2007, according to KTVH. The wage increase is indexed, or adjusted automatically, yearly to the federal Consumer Price Index

Student Union Now

In today’s economy, most students no longer have the freedom to be just that: students. Instead, we take on a variety of roles, including (but not limited to) workers, from on-campus jobs to ones out in the community. Campus jobs provide a unique opportunity that community jobs do