TOM LUTEY
A majority of the owners of Colstrip Power Plant sued Tuesday over a new Montana law nullifying portions of the plantâs 40-year-old business contract, calling the law unconstitutional.
Owners Puget Sound Energy, Avista Corp., PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric filed the lawsuit Tuesday morning in U.S. District Court in Billings, suggesting the law violates both the U.S. and state constitutions.
At issue is a new law approved by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte on Monday. The law forces disputes among the power plantâs six owners be settled through Montana courts, instead of Washington as currently spelled out by the Colstrip Ownership and Operation Agreement. The law invalidates contracts that don t settle disputes through Montana courts.
Colstrip owners sue over Montana laws targeting business contract
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Capitol Talk: 2021 Legislature Recap
The 2021 Legislature produced a balanced budget with a slight spending increase, some new restrictions on abortion, a fight with the state Supreme Court and a lot of fulfilled conservative goals. Holly, Rob and Sally give their final takeaways from the session and preview the upcoming race for Montana s new second congressional seat.
Listen now on this year s final episode of
Capitol Talk with Sally Mauk, Rob Saldin and Holly Michels.
Sally Mauk The 2021 Legislature is history and they ve passed a budget with only a slight increase in spending, some tax cuts and a projected healthy rainy day fund. A lot of this is possible because of a healthy infusion of federal funds and some projected new revenue from marijuana sales,
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Allison Winship, a senior at Hodgdon Middle-High School, has been chosen to receive the Maine Principals Award for her school.
(Courtesy of Hodgdon Middle-High School)
Allison Winship, a senior at Hodgdon Middle-High School, has been chosen to receive the Maine Principals Award for her school.
(Courtesy of Hodgdon Middle-High School)
Winship receives MPA Principals’ Award for Hodgdon Middle-High School
Contributed • April 30, 2021 Allison Winship of Cary, a senior at Hodgdon Middle-High School, has been selected to receive the 2021 Principal’s Award, Principal Steve Fitzpatrick announced April 27.
HODGDON, Maine Allison Winship of Cary, a senior at Hodgdon Middle-High School, has been selected to receive the 2021 Principal’s Award, Principal Steve Fitzpatrick announced April 27.
TOM LUTEY
Coal is back on the menu at the Montana Senate where Republicans voted to make it easier for Colstrip Power Plant to cut ties with neighboring Rosebud Mine, or alter its coal supply.
The mine and power plant are a short walk away from each other, but have been miles apart on coal pricing in recent years. A pivot by Colstrip Power Plant owners to a different coal mine would likely be the end of Rosebud, which sells nearly all of its coal to Colstrip.
âWhat this does is it allows the plant at Colstrip to buy coal from different sources, and that allows the plant to be run for a cheaper price,â said Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick, Republican from Great Falls. âRight now, they have to get all the coal from the mine at the mouth. What this bill will allow them to do is get coal from other facilities they can bring it on in a train, they can bring it in somewhere else.â
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