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Montana Census Workers Take Tax-paid Trip
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 08:38
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Ten census workers from Montana were among the group that took a taxpayer-funded trip to Las Vegas this August for a lessons learned session.
The trip by about 140 census workers out of around 71,000 total employees in the 10-state Denver region made national news after it was initially reported by a Colorado television station. The total cost of the trip was around $90,000, according to a U. S. Census Bureau official.
Census Workers Take Tax Funded Trip
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- Created on Tuesday, 28 September 2010 17:12
- Written by Michael Noyes
Ten census workers from Montana were among the group that took a taxpayer-funded trip to Las Vegas this August for a lessons learned session.
The trip by about 140 census workers out of around 71,000 total employees in the 10-state Denver region made national news after it was initially reported by a Colorado television station. The total cost of the trip was around $90,000, according to a U. S. Census Bureau official.
Guest Commentary - Bruce Nelson
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- Created on Tuesday, 05 October 2010 08:29
- Written by Bruce Nelson
Montana Farm Service Agency Executive Director
Montana grocery stores and supermarkets are amazing places.
The fresh produce, meat and dairy products on our shelves are astounding. The cereals and breads are so plentiful and various you wonder if anyone has ever taken the time to try them all. The soups, jams, and jellies stretch aisle after aisle.
Nowhere in the world is such a wide array of food available to everyday consumers like it is in America. It’s important to consider the farmers, ranchers and growers who work every day to produce this bounty of food, fiber and fuel we use every day.
State Legislature Faces Scariest Situation Ever
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- Created on Wednesday, 22 September 2010 08:21
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The 2011 Montana State Legislature will face a “scary” situation.
General fund revenue could be the lowest since 1994. “There has never been one time that we have had that significant of a down turn over the past forty years. It is worse than it was in [the recession of] 1994,” Terry Johnson, Principal Fiscal Analyst for the Legislative Fiscal Division, told members of the Montana Petroleum Association. And, he added, their projections includes anticipated growth, such as it is.
Governor Travels to Israel and Spain
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- Created on Sunday, 03 October 2010 09:03
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Gov. Brian Schweitzer will meet with company representatives and government officials in Israel and Spain Oct. 4-16, a spokeswoman for his office said Friday.
He and first lady Nancy Schweitzer are travelling as part of a delegation with the Solomon Project that regularly takes government officials and business and academic leaders to Israel on educational missions. The Solomon Project, a non-profit organization, is funding the trip, said Sarah J. Elliott, communications director for Schweitzer.
“This is an opportunity to build and grow business in Montana and create more high paying jobs for workers in our state,” Schweitzer said in a press release.
He will spend two days in Madrid. Meetings in Spain include: Alan Solomont, U.S. Ambassador to Spain; Elecnor SA and Enerfin (these two companies are working with Grasslands Renewable Energy LLC, a Montana firm, on renewable energy transmission line development, pump storage and the Sweet Grass/Coyote Wind Farm); Grupo NaturEner SA and NaturEner USA LLC (NaturEner is the largest wind farm developer in Montana with Glacier wind farm, a 210 megawatt wind farm located between Shelby and Cut Bank. The company is also moving forward on the Rimrock project, a 309 megawatt wind farm which will utilize the Montana Alberta Tie Line when construction of both projects is complete).
In Israel, the delegation will meet with President Shimon Peres; Salam Fayyad, prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority; Department of Agriculture; Eyal Erlich (interested in purchasing Montana cattle); Moshe Bornstein, President/CEO of National Coal Supply Corporation (interested in purchasing Montana coal); Dan Meridor, Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy; James Cunningham, U.S. Ambassador to Israel; Ormat Technologies, Inc. (geothermal energy company); Zenith Solar and Better Place (electric vehicle network and services).
More information on the Solomon Project can be found at www.thesolomonproject.org
Montana Student Loans Have Lowest Default
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- Created on Wednesday, 22 September 2010 08:14
- Written by Michael Noyes
Montana students have the lowest default rate among all the states, according to information released this week by the U.S. Department of Education.
With student loan default rates increasing nationally every year since 2005, Montana’s rate for the most recent year was just 1.8 percent. That compares with a national rate of 7 percent. Those numbers are from Fiscal Year 2008, the most recent year for which data are available.
