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Ad to Pay Trustee Candidates to Unseat Current Trustees Runs Afoul of Montana Campaign Laws

Jon King — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:40:47 +0000

An ad placed by Realtor John Suprock offering money to anyone who could replace school trustees Toni Rehbein, Scott Bixler, Joe Toth or Drake Lemm may have run foul of Montana State law.

Montana Gas Prices Rising at Slow Pace

Jon King — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:31:00 +0000

Gas prices keep climbing in Montana, here's what to look for in the week ahead.

Montana Unemployment Rate Shows Slight Rise in January to 5.7%

Jon King — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:53:05 +0000

With a .01% rise in the unemployment rate, Montana is back to a 5.7% unemployment rate, right where things stood in November 2012.

How Much Will Americans Spend Eating Out on Valentine's Day?

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:17:17 +0000

Love may be in the air on Valentine’s Day, but so are bigger bills. According to a survey by online restaurant reservation site OpenTable, the average check for a couple when dining out this Valentine’s Day will be $139, a steep jump from the $85 OpenTable usually reports. The lovebirds out there don’t really seem [...]

California Man Pays Huge $14,000 Tax Bill with Coins

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:45:27 +0000

Larry Gasper didn’t have two pennies to rub together. No, he had a few thousand. Gasper, of Redding, California, recently paid off his property taxes. Nothing too unusual about that, except for the fact he forked over all the dough in bills and coins. And when you consider the fact it was a $14,000 bill, [...]

What Would You do With $10,000?

Jordan Sullivan — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:10:45 +0000

What kind of things would you use your money on?

How I Spent $100,000 in One Day – The Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Joy Larson — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:46:17 +0000

You may be thinking to yourself that I am a very wealthy person in order to just blow $100,000 in a single day, however you would be wrong. I am just an average working mom and our household income is probably the median for Missoula. So, you may be wondering then just how I was able to burn through that kind of money in a single 24-hour period.

Legal Victory Erases Contribution Limits to Political Candidates in Montana

Jon King — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:52:24 +0000

As of October 3, there are no contribution limits for political candidates in Montana.

What is a Fair Amount for Montana's Minimum Wage?

Jon King — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:49:40 +0000

Montana’s minimum wage is adjusted from year to year based on increases in the cost-of-living. In January of 2013, the minimum wage will jump up $.15 from $7.65 to $7.80 because the cost of consumer goods went up over the last year (measured from August 2011 to August 2012). Unlike most states, Montana’s Minimum wage [...]

How Will You Spend Your $10,000? [POLL]

Zoo FM — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:58:24 +0000

Banks nearby will soon be flooded with residents of the Flathead Indian Reservation acquiring their share of $75 million dollars due to the $1 billion in mismanaged funds.

Members from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will receive $10,000 checks, part of half of the $150 million that the tribe is receiving .

$10,000 is quite a chunk of cash. We are curious: What do you plan to spend it on?

How Much Money Will a Bad Credit Score Cost You? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:50:56 +0000

Savvy consumers know having a higher credit score means getting a lower interest rate and paying less over the life of a loan — but how much less? FICO scores — the gold standard for credit worthiness — range from 300 to 850, and generally, people with a score below 720 have a harder time [...]

What Will You Do With Your Tax Return?

Jon King — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:41:32 +0000

Mom, Can't We Just Go To The Mall?

Denny Bedard — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:42:22 +0000

Mother of the year? Doubt it. Denny saw where a woman in the Atlanta area pulled her son and 2 of his buddies out of school so they could help her rob a bank. What could possibly go wrong there? Wow, considering they were armed and the whole bit, they’re lucky there were no serious injuries. [...]