by Phoebe Tollefson | Jul 2, 2015 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – International forecasters predict a rosy outlook for beef producers worldwide over the next decade, but ranchers in Montana are proceeding with caution. “Cattle prices are more or less an attitude,” said Jim Baker, a regional director at the Montana...
by Phoebe Tollefson | Jun 30, 2015 | Environment
WASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will review the Supreme Court’s clean air decision in order to determine the next steps in its fight over mercury emissions. But EPA said the 5-4 opinion was not a complete loss...
by Phoebe Tollefson | Jun 25, 2015 | Health
WASHINGTON – In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the subsidies that 41,766 Montanans use to pay for their health insurance, focusing on the law’s intent rather than sloppy wording in the reform legislation. “The Affordable Care Act contains more than a few...
