Class Four of the REAL Montana leadership program has now passed the half-way mark in their intensive two-year training program! This extraordinary program, is successfully developing resource industry leaders, despite the pandemic. Class Four members […]
Sustainable Power in the Grid?
Record winter storms leading to rolling blackouts have many wondering if there is enough power in the power grid. Listen to the podcast and explore the issue of Montana’s energy capacity and future with guest John Bushnell, NorthWestern Energy Sustainability […]
The Call for Judicial Accountability
There are a handful of legislative measures on the docket this session that may help ensure the integrity of our judicial system. Listen to the podcast to hear members of the Montana State Council on Judicial Accountability discuss the proposals […]
On the Capitol Agenda: Cutting Taxes
There are several significant measures related to your taxes in front of the legislature this week. The proposals deal with a wide range of issues, such as property taxes, businesses taxes, income taxes, and workforce incentives. Listen to the podcast to […]
Plugging In To Telehealth
One of the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on healthcare is that it has “… pushed us two to three years into the future,” according to Richard Miltenberger, CEO of Mountain Health COOP. Miltenberger was referring to the emergence […]
Winter Rec and The Birth of an Industry
If you live in Montana, your winters are probably far better if you find the joy in recreating in the cold and snow, and the Treasure State provides ample opportunity for just that. But you might be surprised to learn […]
Ag, Rec, Energy, and the Federal Reserve: Bill Coffee of Stockman Bank
What’s the state of Montana’s agriculture economy? How long before the recreation industry bounces back from the pandemic? Will the Canadian energy sector stick it out, or abandon their multi-billion-dollar effort to connect Canadian oil to the Gulf? These are […]
State of the State, with Governor Greg Gianforte
What’s the state of our state? Governor Greg Gianforte sums it up in this Voices of Montana interview ahead of his first State of the State address on Thursday, January 28. Listen to the podcast for a peak at the […]
Keystone XL Cancellation Comes with High Price Tag For Montana
Nearly 300 miles of the 1200-mile Keystone XL pipeline was slated to have crossed the Treasure State, which would have been the longest stretch of any U.S. state. Thus, the abrupt cancellation of the KXL pipeline by the Biden Administration […]
The Vigilantes, Good Guys, Bad Guys, or In-Between?
It was mid-January, 1864, and a group of lawless men patrolled the mountains and mining camps of western Montana, hanging the bad guys, and possibly some of the good guys. Today, we’ll go back in time and explore the events […]