Yellowstone Volcano/ N.D. Oil/ Same-Sex Marriage/ Wealth Inequality/ Campus Crime Reporting

Missoulian: Relax, Yellowstone super volcano not ready to erupt
Volcano Questions & Answers

Missoulian: N.D. produced a record 35 million barrels of oil in August
Oil and Gas Production Report

Missoulian: US to recognize same-sex marriages in 7 new states
After Supreme Court Declines to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases, Attorney General Holder Announces Federal Government to Recognize Couples in Seven New States
“The practical consequences of the Court’s decision are profound for families throughout the nation.  Within hours of the decision, same-sex couples in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin were able to have their unions recognized in the states where they live—to stand with their partners, and with their children, as loving and committed families with the full protection of the law.”

Missoulian: Yellen says US experiencing widening inequality
Perspectives on Inequality and Opportunity from the Survey of Consumer Finances
“The distribution of income and wealth in the United States has been widening more or less steadily for several decades, to a greater extent than in most advanced countries.¹ This trend paused during the Great Recession because of larger wealth losses for those at the top of the distribution and because increased safety-net spending helped offset some income losses for those below the top. But widening inequality resumed in the recovery, as the stock market rebounded, wage growth and the healing of the labor market have been slow, and the increase in home prices has not fully restored the housing wealth lost by the large majority of households for which it is their primary asset.”

Missoulian: Campus crime reporting requirements expanded
 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013