Montana’s utility regulator has doubled down on dramatically shorter contracts for renewable energy development, even as state legislators warn that things have gone too far. Montana’s Public Service Commission last Friday finalized plans to cut contracts and rates offered to renewable energy projects no larger than 3 megawatts — projects large enough to power 540 Read More…
Local authorities have been ordered to look for nearly two dozen people who failed to report for jury duty today in Helena, and to bring them in by force if necessary. District Judge Michael McMahon ordered the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office to locate the missing jurors, and the Helena Police Department helped with the Read More…
Plans to shutter half of Colstrip Power Plant will move ahead with little input from Montana after Republican Attorney General Tim Fox chose not to make recommendations to a board overseeing the matter. Fox had been granted a seat at the bargaining table in Washington where Puget Sound Energy is laying out its multi-year plan Read More…
A Montana prosecutor is asking a judge to require U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte to be fingerprinted and photographed after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a reporter. Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert asked Justice Court Judge Rick West Thursday to reject the Republican congressman’s request that he be exempted from the usual booking process for criminal Read More…
The Conference of European Rabbis praised the decision of the European Court of Justice Wednesday that Hamas will remain classified as a terrorist organization by the European Union. The EU’s list of terror organizations ensures the affected groups’ funds stay frozen, limits the movements of Hamas affiliates, and prohibits the business from openly doing business Read More…
8:17 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Former two-division world titleholder Carl Frampton is a Conor McGregor fan and says he is not only revolutionizing mixed martial arts, but boxing too. Read More…
Ahmed Timol died in prison on the 27 of October 1971 four days after he was detained. (SABC) The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol is continuing before the High Court in Pretoria. Pathologists and trajectory experts are expected to testify. Timol a former member of the South African Communist Party died Read More…
An Illinois woman was sentenced to 18 months for lying about having cancer and even making up a story that her son had leukemia. Melissa Barton, 28, of Belleville, was also sentenced to a 30-month probation period following her release and ordered to pay $1,290 in restitution for using the stories to steal money from Read More…
President Trump steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on Tuesday. (Alex Brandon/AP) President Trump said he will ban transgender people from serving in the military in any capacity, a reversal of the Obama administration decision that would have allowed them to serve, he announced on social media on Wednesday. Citing Read More…
The US military will not enlist transgendered recruits, nor allow them to serve in “any capacity” within the armed forces, Donald Trump announced on Twitter. The move contradicts the policy direction set by Barack Obama in the final months of his presidency, and will create a firestorm of controversy that will likely far outstrip the Read More…
As one of my platoon sergeants used to say, this is from the mouth of the horse: After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow…… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017 ….Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the Read More…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), center, with Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), right, and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wy.), after a health-care vote Tuesday. (Oliver Contreras for The Washington Post) After seven years of campaigning on repealing and replacing Obamacare, Senate Republicans’ efforts to do that has gone something like this: 1. The Read More…
X Story Stream recent articles Good morning, it’s Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Seventy years ago today, President Truman signed legislation that would add lasting luster to his legacy. The National Security Act of 1947 brought into existence the United States Air Force, the office of secretary of defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Read More…
X Story Stream recent articles President Trump’s latest round of pointed, public attacks against Attorney General Jeff Sessions has freshly rattled Capitol Hill Republicans, who unleashed a flood of praise for their former colleague and discouraged a shake-up. But the president’s fixation on knocking Sessions is also forcing Republicans to seriously consider how they would Read More…
The odds of a nuclear war with North Korea are growing inexorably, such that eventually a war is probably inevitable. Once you accept that premise, the only logical conclusion is that America must strike North Korea and destroy the regime of Kim Jong Un, and we must do so now. The choice is not between Read More…
A few days ago, I came across an article I wrote in April, 2016 titled, “Donald Trump Is Not Your Protector: A Warning To Conservative Christians.” Was I wrong to issue this warning? Hasn’t President Trump proven himself to be a friend and protector of conservative Christians? Without a doubt, I want my warning to Read More…
Three years into an oil price slump, investors want the world’s biggest oil companies to do something they have historically struggled with: Maintain some financial discipline. The companies are under pressure to show they are continuing to move on from budget-busting projects once common in the industry, as they head into second-quarter financial disclosures that Read More…
Boeing Co. on Wednesday raised its profit forecast for this year and outlined plans to pay some of its big pension liabilities ahead of schedule. The additional $3.5 billion pension payment highlights the aerospace company’s confidence in boosting cash generated by sales of its commercial jetliners as Boeing prepares to increase output of the… Click Read More…
WASHINGTON—U.S. new-home sales rose slightly in June, suggesting continued buyer demand despite a tight supply of homes on the market. Purchases of newly built single-family homes—a narrow slice of all U.S. home sales—increased 0.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000 in June, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Economists… Click here to view the Read More…
SÃO PAULO—Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA reached a deal with banks to renegotiate about 20.5 billion reais ($6.5 billion) in debt as part of a broader effort to address the fallout of a massive bribery scandal. The agreement, disclosed in a filing late Tuesday, aims to stabilize the indebtedness of JBS’s Brazilian unit for a period of Read More…