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Film and TV crews spent $334 million in Montana during last two years, legislators told

Jun. 28, 2024 16:05 PM EDT

Film and TV companies spent $334 million in Montana over the past two years, according to numbers released to state legislators. Television, including the filming of the “Yellowstone” franchise, was the big contributor with $275.7 million spent between July 2022 and May 2024. ...

Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport

Jun. 20, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Fossil fuel opponents won a major victory Thursday as the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that planners reviewing well-drilling permits must consider the greenhouse gas emissions from burning the extracted oil. A woman had challenged a decision by Surrey County Council south...

New initiative tests nonpartisan observation in Missoula primary

Jun. 14, 2024 11:43 AM EDT

ARLEE, Mont. (AP) — More than a dozen trained volunteers fanned out across 19 of Missoula County’s 22 polling stations on June 4, fixing their eyes not on the results of inter-party primary battles but on the election process itself. Their presence constituted the trial run of the Montana...