Today in New West news: Montana GOP chairman sounds alarm on all-mail ballot proposal, Senator Tester proposes expanding Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, Utah oil and gas regulation bill “gutted,” and Boulder-based software startup raises $6.7M. A few months ago, we reported that U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) had been tapped to serve as Interior Secretary ...
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U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) has been confirmed as Secretary of the Interior Department. Minutes after his confirmation, according to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Zinke resigned from his House seat. His resignation went straight to Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D), who must now schedule a special election to fill Zinke’s seat in the next 85-100 ...
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Today in New West news: federal lands drive economic growth in rural counties, Bullock sets date for special election, and CO senator speaks out against Attorney General over pot. According to a new study from Bozeman-based Headwaters Economics, rural counties across the West with high percentages of federal land holdings showed higher, more robust population ...
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Today in New West news: Colorado steps up courting of Outdoor Retailer, Montana Democrats pick Rob Quist for House race, and Idaho introduces data center tax incentive. Since the organizers of Outdoor Retailer announced they would no longer host the show in Utah, after a falling out with Utah Governor Gary Herbert over his stance ...
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Numerous western chambers of commerce and local governments are petitioning the U.S. government to move forward with an Outdoor REC Act economic study. According to a press release from The Mountain Pact, 14 chambers of commerce and 16 local governments have sent letters to President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, and ...
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Today in New West news: Utah passes liquor law changes, most visited national parks of 2016, and Montana Republican and Libertarian nominate candidates. The state of Utah has an interesting relationship with alcohol. The Mormon religion prohibits believers from drinking, a practice that has filtered into much of the state’s culture. At the same time, ...
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Today in New West news: Governor Bullock to deliver keynote at Why Public Lands Matter, Wyoming population drops for first time in 27 years, and Denver economics good for millennials. Tuesday, March 28, Montana Governor Steve Bullock will be the keynote speaker at Why Public Lands Matter, a full-day conference being held at Boise State ...
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Today in New West news: study suggests some cattle grazing may help greater sage grouse, an update on Montana Water Artesian Company, and GREENbike vs. inversion. We’ve talked at length about the issues facing the greater sage grouse across the American West. The once numerous bird, which ranges across 11 states, has faced declining populations ...
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Today in New West news: Interior scraps Obama-era coal royalty rule as it questions how Wyoming spends mine reclamation funds, Montana counties face challenges organizing special election, Bozeman delays Black-Olive vote, and Utah Supreme Court upholds Tesla decision. Last January, the Obama administration and the Department of the Interior announced they were placing a moratorium ...
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Today in New West news: Rocky Mountain Land Library hits funding goal, Montana gov. revives all-mail ballot bill, tribal license plates in the Cowboy State, and Rocky Mountain Power promises big Wyoming wind investments. A few weeks ago, we reported the Rocky Mountain Land Library was hosting a Kickstarter to transform an old cattle ranch ...
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Today in New West news: House Dems share documents about Bears Ears designation, Gallatin County fields mail ballot questions, Bozeman’s Zoot plans Billings expansion, and a Wyoming carbon tax? Since its inception in 1906, the Antiquities Act has been the hub of almost apoplectic contention from select Western lawmakers and residents. Throughout the 20th century, ...
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Today in New West news: Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) will not run in 2018, new report highlights Missoula/Bozeman entrepreneurship, overcrowding in Montana national parks, and Colorado wind power. In a move that’s rocked politics in both Utah in Washington D.C., U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) has announced he will not run for office again in 2018. ...
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Today in New West news: making Native America a destination, Trump to order review of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase, expert discusses coal’s decline at University of Wyoming, and the Front Range’s hot, hot tech scene. Tourism, undoubtedly, is a huge contributor to Western economies. Indeed, in states like Montana, Wyoming and Utah, it’s especially ...
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Today in New West news: tug-of-war in Blackfoot-Clearwater Stewardship Act debate, Texas gas co. shuts down thousands of wells after fatal Colorado explosion, and Wyoming wolves. Earlier this year, we reported U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) would introduce legislation to expand northern Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex by approximately 79,000 acres while establishing new mountain ...
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The Department of the Interior is seeking public comment on 27 national monuments established in the past 20 years. A few weeks ago, we reported the Trump Administration would call (via executive order) for a review of national monument designations made since January 1, 1996. Few details were shared at the time, although Secretary of ...
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Ruling against its earlier judgment, the Interior Department has decided to have the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continue managing the National Bison Range. Under the previous administration, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) was in talks to assume management. Indeed, January 18, 2017, the USFWS stated in the Federal Register its preferred alternative ...
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The GOP candidate for Montana’s lone House seat, Greg Gianforte, reportedly assaulted a reporter for The Guardian. According to The Guardian, reporter Ben Jacobs asked Gianforte about the recently released Congressional Budget Office score for the House’s Affordable Healthcare Act. Per audio of the incident, Gianforte attempted to direct Jacobs toward his campaign spokesman before, ...
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Montana’s GOP House candidate Greg Gianforte has been charged with misdemeanor assault after attacking a reporter for The Guardian. He will have to appear in Gallatin County Justice Court in Bozeman, MT between now and June 7. Last night, we reported Gianforte had “body slammed” The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs, breaking his glasses and telling him ...
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Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte (R-MT) has pledged $50,000 to a nonprofit press group to settle “any potential civil claims” against him. A few weeks ago, Gianforte was charged with misdemeanor assault after assaulting Ben Jacobs, a reporter for The Guardian, when Jacobs pressed then-candidate Gianfort about healthcare legislation. The incident occurred the day before Montana’s special ...
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U.S. Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte (R-MT) has plead guilty to misdemeanor assault against a reporter. According to reporter Whitney Bermes of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Gallatin County Judge Rick West ruled Gianforte will face no jail time; he initially called for Gianforte to serve four days, but changed his ruling after a conference with Gianforte’s attorney. ...
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