AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWorkforce: Montana employers are struggling to replace retiring trades workers. Great Falls College MSU is training welders, flooring installers and truck drivers, while the state has received $4.8 million to expand employer-led training. Data Centers: Missoula County will present its draft study of data centers’ effects on energy, water, air quality and noise at a public session Oct. 27, ahead of hearings on possible long-term rules. Election Rules: Initiative 194 would bar businesses from contributing to Montana candidates, parties and ballot measures. Supporters say it would curb dark money; opponents warn it could restrict Montana businesses while leaving out-of-state spending untouched. Consumer Protection: Montana Auditor James Brown joined a $4.4 million settlement with Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch over excessive commissions. Affected customers, including Montanans, are due restitution and interest. Yellowstone: A new $105 million fund will support conservation and infrastructure at the national park. Mining: DEQ has begun public scoping for the proposed Sheep Creek exploration project near the Bitterroot River, where plans call for drilling and underground sampling over roughly a year.
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