Montana fires

Missoulian: Wildfire south of Hamilton under control,commander says

Montana Fire Information 

LCD Price Fixing

Missoulian: US demanding harsh penalties for price fixers

 
UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA v. AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION “The government recommends that the Court sentence AU Optronics Corporation (“AUO”) to pay a $1 billion fine and its top executives, H.B. Chen and Hui Hsiung, to serve ten years in prison and pay $1 million fines. These defendants and AUO’s subsidiary, AU Optronics Corporation America (“AUOA”), were central figures in the most serious price-fixing cartel ever prosecuted by the United States.”

Political Endorsements of Judicial Candidates

Missoulian: Court nixes Montana's ban on politicalendorsements of judicial candidates 

 SANDERS COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENT V. STEVEBULLOCK- OPINION

“Since 1935, Montana has selected its judges through nonpartisan popular elections. Mont. Code Ann. § 13-14-111. Further to this end, Montana makes it a criminal offense for any political party to “endorse, contribute to, or make an expenditure to support or oppose a judicial candidate,” Mont. Code Ann. § 13-35-231, and individuals who facilitate such activities may also be held criminally liable, Mont. Code Ann. § 13-35-105. The voters of Montana are thus deprived of the full and robust exchange of views to which, under our Constitution, they are entitled.”

Obesity / Signal Peak Coal Lease

Missoulian: Advocates: 39 states' obesity rates to pass50 pct 

Adult Overweight and Obesity  

"Obesity is common, serious and costly. In 2009-2010, more than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) were obese."

Missoulian: Land Board quickly approves state coallease for Signal Peak expansion  

 SIGNAL PEAK ENERGY COAL LEASE APPLICATION

 

Missing Moose / Robo Calls / Still Smoky

Missoulian:  Montana, Wyoming investigate plummeting moose populations
Minnesota: Warmer Temperatures Take a Toll on Minnesota
Pathogens, nutritional deficiency, and climate influences ona declining moose population 

Moose Headquarters Rehabilitation - Site Work (Wyoming) 

Missoulian: Complaints about automated calls up sharply
 

Do Not Call Registry
“The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at this Website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free.”

Missoulian: Unhealthy air continues in Missoula, Bitterroot;expected to linger

MT Air Today