BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock is proposing a $45 million grant program to ease strains on basic services faced by towns in eastern Montana's fast-growing Bakken oil patch.
A stormy 2014 February brought increases in the snow-pack and the U.S. unemployment rate, but despite receiving blizzards and avalanches, Montana actually posted big job gains through the weird weather.
This morning, March 18, Montana Land Board officials opened the door to more coal mining in eastern Montana by signing off on an extension of the Bull Mountain coal mine located in Musselshell county.
Gas prices in Montana continue to climb through mid-March, however, there is hope that a shift in oil prices may keep prices from climbing too much in the near future.
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