AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoUtility Merger: Montana regulators approved NorthWestern Energy’s $15.4 billion merger with Black Hills Corp. in a split vote. The combined company would serve 2.1 million customers across eight states and operate under the name Bright Horizon Energy. Data Center Rules: A legal analysis says Montana’s Right to Compute Act still allows local governments to restrict or reject data center projects when limits meet public-interest tests, amid growing community disputes over development. Campaign Finance: Montana Republicans and conservative groups sued to block voter-approved Initiative 194, arguing its limits on corporate political spending violate the First Amendment. Montana and Venezuela: Reuters reports Vice President JD Vance met a Vitol oil trader at the Yellowstone Club shortly before the U.S. operation in Venezuela; Vance’s office and the trader deny the meeting. Forsyth Solar Proposal: Rosebud County residents are weighing a proposed five-year, 50% tax abatement for a solar-and-battery project near Forsyth. Billings Health Care: Billings Clinic and Logan Health have adopted One Sky Health as their new name.
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