Montana Lawmakers Seek to Protect Citizens From ‘Extreme’ Political Biases of Big Tech
Montana lawmakers and policymakers took their first big shot at “Big Tech” in what supporters described as an effort to stop and punish censorship and discrimination against social-media users.
The first shot missed, but not by much. And if officials who spoke with The Epoch Times are right, the state’s war against what many legislators view as abuse by Silicon Valley is just getting started.
On March 2, the Montana House of Representatives nearly passed a bill that would have allowed the state to regulate social-media infringements on freedom of speech. The measure failed by one vote.
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Hamilton man shot and killed on Friday night. Hamilton Police Chief Ryan Oster said as of Saturday no one was in custody and the victim s name was not identified.
DUI s and drugs dominate last week s crime report from Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst, who appeared on Friday s Talk Back program.
KGVO spoke to Montana Public Service Commissioner Jennifer Fielder about the energy situation in Montana, as well as in Texas.
Mostly sunny in western Montana today, with highs in the mid 40 s.
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What a power plant costs Montana customers might not be the determining factor for whether it stays on utility bills under a proposed law drawing some support from the Montana Public Service Commission.
Commissioners on Tuesday weighed the merits of not making decisions about coal-fired power plants without first considering the economic impacts to host communities.
Commissioner Randy Pinocci said his constituents in Eastern Montana were ready to pay more for electricity to keep Lewis and Clark power plant operating.
Owned by Montana Dakota Utilities, the coal-fired power plant near Sidney will be closing in a few weeks.
Koopman files $2.2M claim against PSC, others over email furor
Says PSC employees publicly released personal info
By: Mike Dennison
and last updated 2020-12-30 19:31:07-05
HELENA â Montana Public Service Commissioner Roger Koopman has filed a $2.2 million claim against the PSC and some of its employees, saying co-workers publicly distributed some of his office emails containing personal information, as a form of âpolitical retaliation.â
A memo attached to the claim, filed earlier this week, says the PSC, âparticular commissionersâ and a former and current PSC employee engaged in âintentional, malicious and negligent actsâ that harmed Koopman, his wife and his daughter.