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Dauphin Rapids
Photo courtesy of Rick and Susie Graetz
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
produced daily by Shellie Nelson
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Community
Bill, Melinda Gates drop in to check up on Colorado education program
The Gates Foundation contributed $10 million in a Colorado program that tests new ways to combine state education standards and teacher evaluations, and on Tuesday, Bill and Melinda Gates were in the state to visit schools where the work is being done.
Denver Post;
Oct. 17
Wyoming students like some of changes to school lunches
To meet new federal guidelines, Natrona County School's lunches now have more fruits and vegetables, and servings of chicken nuggets and other proteins have been reduced, which has caused complaints among students that they aren't getting enough to eat.
Casper Star-Tribune;
Oct. 17
Idaho city's bike share plan has support, just not the monetary kind
At a Boise City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dave Fotsch, spokesman for the Central District Health Department touted the benefits a bike-sharing program would bring to the Idaho city, but council members balked at the $650,000 startup cost, as well as the projected maintenance costs, and suggested that the Health Department cultivate partnerships to raise the money needed.
Idaho Statesman;
Oct. 17
U. of Wyoming agrees to media restrictions on Justice Scalia speech
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Antonin Scalia will speak next week on the University of Wyoming campus, but no recording of his speech will be allowed nor will reporters be allowed to ask him any questions, which are standard restrictions required by Justice Scalia.
Casper Star-Tribune (AP);
Oct. 17
Environment
National forest in Montana to re-evaluate for elk cover
After losing lawsuits that challenged the Helena and Lincoln ranger districts in the Helena National Forest was not meeting the standards required for assessing elk hide cover, those Montana ranger districts are re-evaluating for such cover.
Helena Independent Record;
Oct. 17
Wyoming biologists study how natural gas development may affect eagles
While there have been studies done in Wyoming to track the effect energy development has had on species such as pronghorn antelope, sage grouse and mule deer, none have been done to see if natural gas development has had any impact on bald eagles until now, as biologists with the state Game and Fish Department and the Craighead Beringia South in Jackson Hole have fitted six bald eagles with GPS transmitters to allow the birds to be tracked for the next six years.
Jackson Hole Daily;
Oct. 17
Politics
Appeals court keeps Montana campaign spending limits in place
On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals extended a temporary stay ordered last week that keeps campaign spending limits on state races in Montana in place until the federal appeals court has time to review U.S. District Court Judge Charles Lovell's decision that found those spending limits unconstitutional.
Helena Independent Record (AP);
Oct. 17
Wyoming governor: Use mineral trust funds to pay for fire, water projects
At the annual meeting Tuesday of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association, Gov. Matt Mead said that, with budget cuts looming due to decreased natural gas revenue, he'd suggest that the $160 million in state mineral trust dollars that are directed into the Permanent Mineral Trust Fund, be diverted to pay for such things as fire suppression, the Madison water project, and landfill projects around the state.
Casper Star-Tribune;
Oct. 17
Montana congressman, S.D. senator hold listening session in Great Falls
At a meeting Tuesday with state legislators and Great Falls business owners, South Dakota U.S. Sen. John Thune and Montana U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, who is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, agreed that extending unemployment benefits and expanding food stamps programs kept people from seeking work.
Great Falls Tribune;
Oct. 17
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"W e've been able to reshore about 15 to 20 percent of our volume back to the U.S. from China over the last year."
Mountain West Perspectives
A Look Ahead
Environmental Law Group's 2012 Fall Lecture Series at the University of Montana School of Law
Oct. 18: "Natural Resource Policy and the Law: Know the Rules and Play the Game," by Martha Williams, deputy solicitor for Parks and Wildlife, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Solicitor's Office, Washington, D.C.
Oct. 25: "The Public's Treasure in Land, Water, & Minerals: Law and Policy on Public Lands in the West," by Alan Campbell, attorney with the Office of General Counsel of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in Missoula
Oct. 29: "Global Warming: Law and Policy at a Crossroads," by Jenny Harbine, staff attorney in the Bozeman office for Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund
Mountain West Voices
Hear weekly stories from the Rocky Mountain West as gathered by Clay Scott
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