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Doubles down on emissions This week Biden fulfilled a campaign promise in convening a “global climate summit” within his first 100 days in office. The two-day virtual meeting, attended by the leaders of a number of US allies and two of its adversaries — China and Russia — appears like many of these gatherings to be mostly a talking shop. But a decision on Thursday is substantive, and therefore bears examination. The president committed the US to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52% below its 2005 emissions levels by 2030, without revealing any details as to how t...

Join the National Thrive Act Caravan for Jobs in Missoula Move On Montana is inviting the public to join them in a caravan to show support for the Thrive Act. This jobs bill would reportedly bring 15 million good paying jobs to hard working Americans suffering during the economic crisis exacerbated by a global pandemic. Jobs in health care, energy, environmental, and local service. If you'd like to join the caravan, meet TODAY 4/7 at 5 p.m. at Arthur and McLeod Avenue as participants drive to Senator Jon Tester's office. Feel free to display posters as Getty Images has stated they are sendi...

While many progressives applauded Biden’s $2.25 trillion proposal on Wednesday, they also cautioned it is only the starting point for negotiations.  Some of the more ambitious proposals favored by progressives, such as expanding Medicare, investing in free community college and universal prekindergarten, have been relegated to a second infrastructure package slated for introduction later this year. ADVERTISEMENT That’s making progressive lawmakers and outside advocacy groups nervous. They worry some of their top priorities, such as more funding for child care and a permanent child tax cr...