Gov. Greg Gianforte and Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform last week held a press conference at the State Capitol to discuss his proposals to reduce Montana’s income tax rate and to deliver permanent property tax relief for homeowners at their primary residence. “I’m pleased to be joined today by Grover Norquist who is here at the invitation of some legislators to discuss the importance

from Missoula, arrived at MSU in 2016 and completed a bachelor’s degree in environmental science with a focus in geospatial and environmental analysis. He found himself drawn to remote sensing and GIS, or geographic information systems, which uses data from satellites, drones and other technology to create advanced mapping programs. True to the many complications with their management, wheat

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the second round of Regional Agricultural Promotion Program grants, which is intended to allocate $300 million to 67 partners once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied, expanding American food and agricultural exports in emerging global markets. This latest investment brings total RAPP funding to $600 million

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the Norm Absjornson College of Engineering. Nugent noted that the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship will also be a key partner in shaping and fostering innovations in agriculture. “A lot of what needs to happen is the development of new businesses here in Montana that are either service providers or launching new technologies that are developed here at MSU,” he said. “I