Pine Beetle/ Referedums/ Tax Reduction/ Bison/ Payroll Increase

Missoulian: Survey shows mountain pine beetle declines across Wyoming

Aerial Survey Results Documents

“Mountain pine beetle has affected 3.4 million acres in Colorado since 1996.

The epidemic has slowed down in many areas of Colorado and Wyoming (Figure 1) as large pine trees have been depleted in the core outbreak areas.

Forested areas affected by mountain pine beetle expanded by 31,000 acres in Colorado, 53,000 acres in Wyoming and 11,000 acres in South Dakota.”

Missoulian: Montana House, Senate pass most referendums Montana House, Senate pass most referendums  

SB 405: Referendum to revise close of late voter registration

SB 408: Referendum to provide top two primary in certain elections

HB 496:  Referendum to exempt religious communications from campaign finance reports

HB 521: Referendum requiring parental consent for an abortion for a minor

Missoulian: Montana Senate backs one-time income tax reduction

SB 394:  Generallyrevise income tax laws and decrease taxes

Missoulian:  Mont.law makers endorse bills to restrict bison 

HB 249: Revising laws related to presence of bison/buffaloon private property 

 

Missoulian: White House says economic recovery goes on intact

Bureau of Labor Statistics

“Nonfarm payroll employment edged up in March (+88,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment grew in professional and business services and in health care but declined in retail trade.”