PHOENIX, Arizona, April 25 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * April 22, 2025 Open Meeting Highlights Phoenix, Ariz. -- The Arizona Corporation Commission voted on 22 matters, including securities, electric, and water items. Highlights from the meeting include: Securities * Reliant Income Properties, et al. * Ryan Morgan, et al. (Saddlebrook Investments, LLC) Safety * Arizona Eastern Railway Company Utilities * Southwest Gas   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 24, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * 11 states had hires rates of at least 4.0 percent in February Nationally, there were 5.4 million hires in February 2025. The hires rate, which is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment, was 3.4 percent. Montana was among the states with the highest hires rates, at 4.9 percent, followed by Alaska at  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 23, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * A look at employment for National Park Week Did you know that National Park Week is being celebrated from April 19 to April 27? There are about 500 federal museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks around the nation, employing 25,226 workers total in September 2024. Let's take a trek through some additional data. * * * Chart:   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Milk River Basin Reservoir Conditions Update BILLINGS, Mont. - The Bureau of Reclamation's Montana Area Office reports water levels in Fresno Reservoir are currently below average, while Nelson Reservoir is experiencing above-average storage for this time of year. The low carryover storage in Fresno Reservoir is a result of the St. Mary Canal siphons f  more

HELENA, Montana, April 24 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Discusses Remaining Legislative Priorities * April 24 2025 HELENA, Mont. - Holding a press conference at the State Capitol, Governor Greg Gianforte today discussed the priorities that remain on Montanans' to-do list ahead of the final days of the legislative session. "In the last election, Montanans were very clear on their priorities - they sent us here with a to-do l  more

HELENA, Montana, April 23 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Promotes Tax Relief for Montanans Visits The Rancher's Daughter farm-to-table retail store in Kalispell * April 23 2025 KALISPELL, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today held a press conference with small business owners in Kalispell to highlight the importance of delivering meaningful, permanent property and income tax relief and provided an update on his priorities b  more