AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHousing Affordability: New data keeps showing the same squeeze: U.S. home values are up more than 81% over the past decade while wages rose about 47%, and several states—including Idaho (+137%) and Nevada (+98.5%)—lead the jump. Montana Politics: Outside groups have poured more than $1 million into Montana’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, with fresh mailers and digital ads stoking anger among candidates. Energy & Growth: Yellowstone County officials heard early plans for a 10-acre battery energy storage project near Billings, aimed at supporting rising power demand—separately from a proposed Broadview data center. Local Business Climate: The Montana Chamber of Commerce is opposing Initiative 194 (“The Montana Plan”), arguing it would curb how family businesses and nonprofits participate in ballot politics. Community & Workforce: NorthWestern Energy brought an osprey conservation lesson to Billings-area classrooms, using its “Oliver the Osprey” book to connect power-line safety with wildlife protection.
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