Daily News Roundup
April 1 and 2, 2024
Warm Up Tomorrow With Rain and Snow Expected This Weekend
The latest predictions from the Billings Office of the National Weather Service predicts strong high pressure aloft will bring very warm temperatures Wednesday through Friday. Widespread 70s are expected, and a few locations could touch 80°. Changes are in store by next weekend. There is a chance of showers, and maybe thunderstorms, on Friday. Confidence is growing that a strong weather system will impact us this weekend with rain and mountains/foothills snow. That weather system is expected to bring widespread precipitation, with the best timing for heavy precipitation beginning Saturday morning and lasting through Sunday afternoon. The mountains will see primarily snow, while lower elevations will see rain and may see mixed precipitation and some snow at times. Snow accumulation predictions for this weekend have not yet been made.
Property Taxes Put Governor and Local Government Leaders at Odds
by Eric Dietrich for Montana Free Press The supplemental property tax bills heading to property owners around the state this spring, made necessary by a November Supreme Court decision, represent a monumental headache for both local tax officials and homeowners.
MACo Tells Montanans to Ensure Their Legislators Aren’t ‘Playing Politics’ With Senate Bill 442 Override
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan Thirty-three county commissioners, superintendents, and county clerks from across the state signed a letter this week from the Montana Association of Counties telling Montanans to watch how their lawmakers respond to the Senate Bill 442 veto override poll to be sure they are not “playing politics” after Republican leadership in the House and Senate
Montana Groups: Coal Mining Bill That Would Have Weakened Water Quality Won’t Become Law
By: Keila Szpaller for the Daily Montanan A bill that would have allowed coal mines to violate water quality standards if excess pollution was only for a limited amount of time won’t become law in Montana, according to plaintiffs who challenged it and another related bill.
Biden Campaign, January 6 Officers Decry Trump Use of ‘Political Violence’ in Post of Video
By Jennifer Shutt for States Newsroom WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign on Monday called on voters to disavow violence as a viable part of this year’s campaign cycle, including comments made by his Republican opponent an…
Baucus: America and China Need to Get Along – For the Sake of the World
By Darrell Ehrlick for the Daily Montanan China isn’t going anywhere. And neither is the United States. That may not stop either country from believing it can get the upper hand on the world stage, but for Max Baucus, former ambassador to China and United States Senator from Montana, the “Chinese question” is often framed incorrectly.
Supreme Court Writes Ballot Statement for Proposed Abortion Constitutional Amendment
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan The Montana Supreme Court on Monday wrote the ballot statement for a proposed amendment to enshrine abortion access in the Montana Constitution, rejecting the attorney general’s statement as well as the one originally proposed by the group behind the measure.
Sheehy Packs the House for Breakfast at Red Lodge Cafe
By Denise Rivette A ‘meet and greet’ to get to know Tim Sheehy, a Republican challenger for the Montana U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Jon Tester, took place Thursday, March 28, in a filled to capacity Red Lodge Cafe. The mood was jovial and welcoming as Carbon County’s State Representative Brad Barker introduced Sheehy as the man who is going to “give Tester a pink slip.”