Measure allowing overtime for farmworkers moves forward

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Agricultural workers in Washington state would become eligible for overtime pay under a bill moving through the Legislature in Olympia.

Measure allowing overtime for farmworkers moves forward

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Agricultural workers in Washington state would become eligible for overtime pay under a bill moving through the Legislature in Olympia.

Labor shortage still plaguing Flathead

Concerns over the possibility of a continued labor shortage and a lower-than-average real estate inventory took center stage during the Flathead Forecast at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday.

Flathead has 'more jobs than people to fill them'

On this Labor Day jobs are in abundance in the Flathead Valley, even as September ushers in the typically quieter shoulder season for visitors.

Montana Legislature revisits net-metering regulations

Several net-metering bills got their first hearing in the Montana Legislature this week, setting off another session in which lawmakers will attempt to fine-tune how small electricity generators sell excess energy to the state’s electric grid.

Europe's central bank launches new program to calm markets

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is launching a new, expanded program to buy financial assets in a bid to calm markets as monetary authorities struggle to counter the devastation the virus outbreak is wreaking on the global economy.

New policy affects payments by nonprofits to city

The playing field for nonprofits that compete with private enterprises got a bit more level Monday night.

Layoffs and a small tax increase on horizon

Facing depleted cash reserves in an unsure economy, Whitefish's preliminary budget for the next fiscal year calls for four layoffs, a small tax increase and shifting money from one fund to another.

Railroad investments are a success story

In a report released last summer, Idaho Governor Butch Otter’s Workforce Development Task Force found that access to good transportation infrastructure is one of the top two factors businesses consider when deciding where to locate, the other being a skilled labor force.

Rate shows healing economy

For the first time in nearly five years, Flathead County’s unemployment rate has dropped to 7 percent, signaling a rebirth of local growth.

OPINION: Coal industry's leaders betraying workers

Imagine you have been wrongfully arrested, charged with murdering a child. Although the evidence against you is vague, authorities are anxious to appease those demanding justice so your case is rushed to trial. Your lawyer decides that, considering public sentiment, it is best to plead guilty and throw yourself at the mercy of the court.

Justice says his experience counts

Montana Supreme Court Justice Mike Wheat says experience is the difference between him and his challenger, former Montana Solicitor General Lawrence VanDyke.

Senate debate reveals contrasts between candidates

BILLINGS — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Curtis cast Republican Rep. Steve Daines as a conservative ideologue out of step with Montana voters during their first face-to-face meeting Monday.

Deadbeat Illinois serves as a warning

Oregon's tax measure potential boom for Washington

Editorial

Washington’s next economic development plan may be written by Oregon voters next November.

A commitment to our veterans

GUEST EDITORIAL

In the midst of seemingly endless partisan arguments in our nation's capital about how to reduce unemployment, Wal-Mart, America's largest retailer, announced its own plan to deal with the problem.

Measure allowing overtime for farmworkers moves forward

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Agricultural workers in Washington state would become eligible for overtime pay under a bill moving through the Legislature in Olympia.

Measure allowing overtime for farmworkers moves forward

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Agricultural workers in Washington state would become eligible for overtime pay under a bill moving through the Legislature in Olympia.

History will be made in lieutenant governor's race

This election year has been dubbed as the “year of women” in politics. A more appropriate description should be, “It’s about time.”

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