February 2019

Park County needs more tax options, officials say

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 3:32pm

The current property tax system is not working for Park County, officials told the Montana House of Representatives Taxation Committee on Wednesday.

The committee held a hearing on the local gateway option tax, a proposed luxury sales tax that is designed to tax tourists and help them pay for the services the county must provide them. The bill is being pushed for by Park County and the City of Livingston. Local Rep. Laurie Bishop, D-Livingston, is the sponsor of the bill.

“Park County is uniquely pressured by the impacts of visitors to our community,” Bishop said.

Snow just keeps falling

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 3:27pm
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A major winter storm has dumped more than 20 inches of snow on Livingston since Sunday, and it’s not done yet.

The onslaught is expected to continue through the next couple days, according to Nickolai Reimer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings. The service is predicting an inch or two of snow Wednesday, an inch Wednesday night, another inch or two Thursday, and 3 or 4 inches Thursday night.

“Tomorrow night’s going to be the next big round,” said Reimer.

US Supreme Court seems open to keeping cross on public land

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sounds as though it will allow a 40-foot cross-shaped war memorial to remain on public land in Maryland, but shy away from a sweeping

US to demolish Trump’s border wall prototypes

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The government is demolishing eight prototypes of Donald Trump’s prized border wall that instantly became powerful symbols of his presidency when they were built nine months

Cohen alleges Trump knew about WikiLeaks email dump beforehand

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer told Congress on Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time that WikiLeaks had emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, and

STATE/REGION

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am

Montana bill requiring media to identify owners is tabled HELENA. (AP) — A Montana legislative committee has tabled a bill that sought to require media outlets owned by out-of-state corporations

Three snowmobilers stranded in Wyoming rescued, cited

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A search team rescued three snowmobilers stranded in the backcountry of northwest Wyoming on Tuesday despite being hampered by a relentless snowstorm engulfing the region and

Shields Valley News: Books for Bikes awards are handed out at school

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am
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Students earned certificates for a drawing by reading outside the classroom. One certificate qualifies a student for a book prize and seven certificates for a chance at winning a bike

The myth of kinder, gentler socialism

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am
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Venezuela is a socialist country. Venezuela is also a dictatorship. Currently, Venezuela has fallen into open violence and complete chaos, with the strongman Nicolas Maduro ordering troops to open fire

Drafting women to end all wars

Published on Wed, 02/27/2019 - 12:00am
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WASHINGTON — Last week, a district court judge ruled that it is unconstitutional for only men to have to register with the Selective Service, opening the possibility that women might