Home Invoice 462 ought to be rejected. Though a parade of state businesses lobbied for this cash on the Feb. 16 listening to of the Home Appropriations Committee, the governor’s assistant Price range Director was clear. He said, “We tried to make use of any on-going income circulate to assist reduce particular person earnings taxes, level clean.”
This invoice raids a highly-respected wildlife conservation program to fund tax breaks primarily benefiting the wealthy. The governor’s earnings tax reduce equates to $70 yearly for a median Montana household however would give a $6,000 annual tax reduce to the richest 1 p.c. So the median Montanan would commerce a blue-ribbon conservation program for six {dollars} a month.
Presently over 3 million acres of state-owned and federally-owned lands in Montana are usually not accessible to Montanans. The lands are legally accessible, however bodily entry is blocked by personal lands. These are lands that Habitat Montana addresses, working with land-owners and native organizations to enhance wildlife conservation and supply entry. Raiding these funds reduces the cash Habitat Montana has for future work by roughly 75%.
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The governor is prepared to sacrifice Montana’s wildlife conservation cash, cash typically leveraged by working with collaborators, cash that retains landowners on the land via conservation easements, cash funding work with native companions to make sure that all Montanans have larger entry to wildlands. Inform him no.
Inform the Legislature to reject HB 462. Preserve Habitat Montana well-funded. Shield Habitat Montana’s means to work to preserve wildlife habitat and improve public entry for all Montanans.
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After a thrilling 2024 season, FCS football will crown a champion when North Dakota State and Montana State battle on a Monday night. As the Bison and Bobcats near the pinnacle of the sport, let’s take a look back at their journeys.
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North Dakota State
Regular season
North Dakota State finished the regular season 10-2, losing its first game to Colorado out of the FBS and its final game to South Dakota out of the MVFC. The season-ending loss prevented the Bison from winning the MVFC outright, but it didn’t matter as NDSU still got the No. 2 overall seed in the playoffs.
FCS playoffs
North Dakota State fought off an early scare from Abilene Christian in the second round to win by 20 points. In the quarterfinals, the Bison beat Mercer 31-7 in a game they controlled from start to finish.
Semifinal round
In the semifinals, North Dakota State defeated South Dakota State for the second time this year to advance to the championship game. Click or tap here for more on the thrilling finish.
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Bison schedule
Opponent
Win/Loss
Score
Record
Ranking (AFCA)
at Colorado
L
31-26
0-1
No. 2
vs. Tennessee State
W
52-3
1-1
No. 2
at ETSU
W
38-5
2-1
No. 2
vs. Towson
W
41-24
3-1
No. 2
at No. 15 Illinois State
W
42-10
4-1
No. 2
vs. No. 6 North Dakota
W
41-17
5-1
No. 2
at Southern Illinois
W
24-3
6-1
No. 2
vs. No. 1 South Dakota State
W
13-9
7-1
No. 2
at Murray State
W
59-6
8-1
No. 1
vs. Northern Iowa
W
42-19
9-1
No. 1
vs. No. 14 Missouri State
W
59-21
10-1
No. 1
at No. 4 South Dakota
L
29-28
10-2
No. 1
vs. (15) Abilene Christian
W
51-31
11-2
No. 4
vs. (7) Mercer
W
31-7
12-2
No. 4
vs. (3) South Dakota State
W
28-21
13-2
No. 4
Key players this season
QB Cam Miller
RB CharMar Brown
RB TK Marshall
WR Bryce Lance
WR Braylon Henderson
TE Joe Stoffel
OL Mason Miller
OL Grey Zabel
DL Eli Mostaert
DL Kody Huisman
DL Loshiaka Roques
LB Logan Kopp
DB Darius Givance
K Griffin Crosa
North Dakota State has a reloaded roster under first-year head coach Tim Polasek. The Bison have the Jerry Rice Award winner CharMar Brown in the backfield along top-three Walter Payton Award finalist Cam Miller. The trenches are stout yet again with NFL prospect Grey Zabel on offense and All-American Eli Mostaert on defense.
Montana State
Regular season
Montana State finished the regular season 12-0 with the longest regular-season win streak in the FCS. Only two Bobcat games — an FBS win over New Mexico State and a Big Sky win over UC Davis — were within one possession.
FCS playoffs
Montana State’s dominance continued in the playoffs. The Bobcats didn’t play a close game in the first two rounds, averaging 50.5 points scored and a 32.5 margin of victory.
Semifinal round
In the semifinals, Montana State held off South Dakota to advance to the championship game. Tommy Mellott led the way offensively with 134 passing yards and a touchdown plus 125 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Click or tap here for more from the game.
Bobcat schedule
Opponent
Win/Loss
Score
Record
Ranking (AFCA)
at New Mexico
W
35-31
1-0
No. 4
at Utah Tech
W
31-7
2-0
No. 3
vs. Maine
W
41-24
3-0
No. 3
vs. Mercyhurst
W
52-13
4-0
No. 3
at Idaho State
W
37-17
5-0
No. 3
vs. Northern Colorado
W
55-17
6-0
No. 3
vs. No. 8 Idaho
W
38-7
7-0
No. 3
Portland State
W
44-14
8-0
No. 3
at Eastern Washington
W
42-28
9-0
No. 2
vs. Sacramento State
W
49-7
10-0
No. 2
at No. 4 UC Davis
W
30-28
11-0
No. 2
vs. No. 10 Montana
W
34-11
12-0
No. 2
vs. UT Martin
W
49-17
13-0
No. 1
vs. Idaho
W
52-19
14-0
No. 1
vs. South Dakota
W
31-17
15-0
No. 1
Key players this season
QB Tommy Mellott
RB Scottre Humphrey
RB Adam Jones
WR Taco Dowler
WR Ty McCullouch
TE Rohan Jones
OL Marcus Wehr
OL Conner Moore
OL Titan Fleischmann
OL Cole Sain
DL Brody Grebe
DL Paul Brott
LB McCade O’Reilly
LB Danny Uluilakepa
DB Andrew Powdrell
DB Rylan Ortt
P Brendan Hall
Montana State is an experienced group with a mix of young talent. Adam Jones was the runner-up for the Jerry Rice Award while senior Tommy Mellott is a top-three Walter Payton Award finalist. Brody Grebe leads the defense; he finished ninth in Buck Buchanan Award voting.
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Gas prices have dropped again across Montana just as drivers hit the roads for one of the year’s busiest travel times.
GasBuddy.com reports average gasoline prices in the state have fallen 4.2¢ per gallon in the last week and are averaging $2.79 per gallon as of Monday.
Gas prices are 20.2¢ per gallon lower than at this time a month ago and 22.7¢ per gallon lower than a year ago.
The national average price of gasoline has risen 3.1¢ per gallon over the last week to $3.01 per gallon, which is 2.6¢ lower than a month ago.
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GassBuddy.com reports the cheapest gas in Montana was at $2.56 per gallon on Sunday while the most expensive was $3.06 per gallon.
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