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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 5h

Food about to get even more expensive #mtpol

'Hurting farmers': Trump admin just made an 'unusual acknowledgement' about its policies

Donald Trump's administration just made an "unusual acknowledgement" about its immigration policies, according to a new report Saturday.In a weekend article called "Trump administration says immigrati...

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 16h

Just when worker retirements recovered, they double the cost of imported parts causing the stock market to once again nose dive. Keep us working until age 80 seems to be their plan #mtpol

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 1d

'suck it up' the next rate increase #mtpol

PSC approves rate increase for 89,000 Montana-Dakota Utilities natural gas customers

"I don't want to say 'just suck it up,' but its sometimes it's a hard world," one Public Service Commission analyst said Tuesday.

missoulian.com

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 1d

Tester: Being a farmer is the best job I’ve ever had, but I have a dire warning for this country: Family farms are in trouble, and that translates to even bigger trouble for the rest of America. #mtpol

Fmr. Sen. Jon Tester | Congress must stand up for farmers and against Trump’s tariffs

Trump is reportedly considering giving money to farmers that will help them offset the damage his policies have caused.

www.msnbc.com

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 1d

In 2024 Ohio farmers produced 276 million bushels of soybeans. Now, the cost to produce a bushel of soybeans is about $3.50 more than the market price.

That’s nearly a $1 billion loss for Ohio farmers www.toledoblade.com/opinion/edit...

Editorial: Relief for farmers

President Trump’s plan to bail out soybean farmers with a subsidy check, as was done in 2018, is the predictable consequence of what he called “Liberation ...

www.toledoblade.com

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 1d

Montana tagged as "In or at high risk of a recession". Budget shortfalls upcoming soon #mtpol

22 states are in a recession or close to it, new analysis finds

Twenty-two states are either in a recession or on the precipice of a downturn, according to a new analysis from Moody's Analytics.

www.axios.com

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 1d

If Congress doesn’t extend the subsidies, local health officials worry skyrocketing premiums will force people off their insurance and say taxpayers will foot the bill regardless #mtpol

‘One Way or Another’: As Affordable Care Act Subsidies Hang in Shutdown Limbo, Health Care Leaders Warn of Impacts - Flathead Beacon

In her day-to-day work as Greater Valley Health Center’s applications specialist, Lori Jones educates people on their insurance options.

flatheadbeacon.com

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 1d

Live w/ Steve Qunell, Ryan Hennen, Ed Docter and producer Micah Grosch www.youtube.com/watch?v=thhg... #mtpol

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 2d

Judge says residential property owners can continue lawsuit against Montana’s Department of Revenue #mtpol

Judge says residential property owners can continue lawsuit against Montana's Department of Revenue • Daily Montanan

A Butte judge said that residents can sue the Montana Department of Revenue for failing to equalize property tax rates for businesses and local homeowners.

dailymontanan.com

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 3d

Half hour line at the post office yesterday, and supposedly they're not even affected by fed's shutdown #mtpol

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 4d

“We have an export-dependent industry, we’ve angered its biggest customer, and, boom, now we’re bailing out the export-dependent industry,” said Scott Lincicome, the vice president for general economics at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. #mtpol

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 5d

“I’ve got farmers who are calling me from these other farm organizations that are freaking out about the tariffs.”

Those tariffs continue to be a major concern, Schweitzer said, because it has caused some countries to simply buy agricultural products from other countries. #mtpol

Tariff tribulations: Farmers Union pushing for farm bill, other legislation as woes continue

Legislative fly-In to Washington, D.C. priorities included Farm Bill, country of origin packaging and right to repair.

www.bozemandailychronicle.com

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 5d

"These are funds that are critically needed by producers who have bills to pay, debt to pay," Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer told MTPR. "And it's just going to delay those payments and add stress to their everyday life." #mtpol

Federal government shutdown freezes farm support services

Many U.S. Department of Agriculture services are frozen as a result of the government shutdown. The freeze could have significant impacts for Montana’s farmers.

www.mtpr.org

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 6d

Last year China bought $13 billion worth of soybeans from American farmers. This year it's ZERO. Seems they don't
want to pay the tariffs and bought elsewhere #mtpol

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 8d

Live w Bill Lombardi, Steve Qunell, Ryan Hennen, Ed Docter and producer Kevin McDowell. We got the Amelia Earhart files and will release one name per day of gov't shutdown #mtpol

Beer, Buds and the Big Sky Podcast

YouTube video by Beer, BUDS, and the Big Sky Podcast

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Mike Jopek @mikejopek.bsky.social · 8d

Do remind us who runs Congress, the White House, the state Legislature, the Governor, the Public Service Commission, the insurance commission, all 5 statewide elected seats in MT.

And why is beef $7 a pound? Why are Argentina farmers getting a $20 billion bailout from American taxpayers #mtpol