Employment Situation Summary
“The unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 114,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in health care and in transportation and warehousing but changed little in most other major industries.”
“The unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in September, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 114,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in health care and in transportation and warehousing but changed little in most other major industries.”
Bullock Statement Regarding Ruling on Montana’s CampaignContribution Limits
“This is a destructive ruling for Montana’s citizen democracy, and disturbing for those of us who believe that democracy is not for sale and politics is about values and issues, not money.
“This is a destructive ruling for Montana’s citizen democracy, and disturbing for those of us who believe that democracy is not for sale and politics is about values and issues, not money.
In declaring our campaign contribution limits
unconstitutional, a federal judge has effectively put Montana’s elections up
for auction to the highest bidder. My office will aggressively pursue all legal
remedies available to overturn this decision, including filing an emergency
stay before the U.S. 9th Circuit of Appeals —the court which upheld Montana’s
contribution limits just a decade ago.”- Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock
HUD CHARGES OWNER, DEVELOPER AND BUILDER OF MONTANAAPARTMENT BUILDING WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
“The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is charging the owner, builder and developer of a five-unit Missoula, Montana, apartment building with housing discrimination for designing and constructing two of the five units in a way that makes them inaccessible to persons with disabilities. According to HUD's charge, the two single-story units cannot be accessed without negotiating a flight of stairs.
“The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is charging the owner, builder and developer of a five-unit Missoula, Montana, apartment building with housing discrimination for designing and constructing two of the five units in a way that makes them inaccessible to persons with disabilities. According to HUD's charge, the two single-story units cannot be accessed without negotiating a flight of stairs.
The
Fair Housing Act requires that multifamily housing structures built for
first occupancy after March 13, 1991, contain accessible features for persons
with disabilities. The requirements include accessible common areas, bathrooms
and kitchens, as well as wider doors and environmental controls that can be
reached by persons who use wheelchairs. The failure to include these features
violates the Fair Housing Act.”
Missoulian: Yellowstone Park rangers hunt elk poacher
“The Lacey Act and the Code of Federal Regulations strictly
prohibit the killing or removal of any animal from inside Yellowstone. This
includes animals shot legally outside the park that cross into and die within
the park boundary. Taking and removing any animal parts, including shed
antlers, is also prohibited. ”
