Dear Editor: Did you and other taxpayers of Roosevelt County receive a $1,000 stipend that the county commissioners gave to themselves and all county employees on March 2? I have enclosed a copy of a request for information as to the amount the county received through the CARES Act, Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economics Security Act and other information to try and understand how the commissioners

By Bill Vander Weele Amtrak’s Empire Builder will resume daily service throughout Montana starting in early June, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said during a press conference call last week. The funds come as part of the America Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package. Paul Tuss of Bear Paw Development in Havre said during the call that Amtrak’s 12 stations in Montana

Montana is the only state in the U.S. that has unisex rates for all insurance. A bill in the Legislature seeks to undo that. House Bill 379, sponsored by House Majority Leader Sue Vinton, R-Billings, would allow insurance companies to charge different rates for males and females. The bill passed the House of Representatives 70-28 last month before moving to the Senate Business, Labor and Economic