Bank and Browning) and Pondera County (Conrad) have been moved into the underpopulated District 1. State attorneys had submitted a proposal that produced districts satisfying the 10% deviation criteria by moving only three counties: Deer Lodge, Glacier and Musselshell. The newly ordered map is similar, except the judges chose to also shift Pondera County in order to bring the deviation to

U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., and 15 of his colleagues, led by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The lawsuit, Massie et al v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeks to end the CDC’s illegal mask mandate for individuals traveling on commercial airlines. The lawsuit takes on additional significance in the face

During fiscal year 2020 (July 1-June 30), the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division shipped out 935,539 cases of liquor. Historically, Montana liquor sales tend to increase approximately 3 percent per year. This means that normally ABCD would have expected to ship approximately 963,605 cases of liquor in fiscal year 2021. However, fiscal year 2021 was far from normal. During this last year, ABCD

The Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana Department of Justice and the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance are seeking individuals to serve on one of four regional Elder Justice Councils that were created by Governor Greg Gianforte in response to increased reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation of senior citizens and adults with disabilities. DPHHS reports that in

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to be on high-alert for scammers trying to take advantage of them during tax season. The Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection has received 44 calls related to tax scams since January 2021. “Montanans pay enough in taxes without being scammed while trying to file their paperwork. It’s more important than ever

Directors of the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture discussed future events during their monthly meeting held on Wednesday, March 2. The chamber is sending in a deposit for a dueling piano program to be held on Nov. 12. The entertainment will be from Colorado and not the same act as last year’s presentation. Director Jeff Presser said his understanding is that Wolf Point will

Roosevelt County commissioners Gary Macdonald and Gordon Oelkers told the Northern Plains Independent that a special meeting scheduled for March 14 will consider adding taxation to marijuana sales in the area. The sole agenda item for the meeting: “Approval of Resolutions 2022-24,” which are a pair of resolutions presenting to qualified electors of Roosevelt County the question of a