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Parents who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their young influencers. A new law also allows children to sue their parents for failing to do so. Social media limits New social media restrictions in several states face court challenges. Related Articles National Politics | Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen National Politics | Exhausted by political news? TV ratings and new poll say you’re not alone National Politics | Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row National Politics | Elon Musk’s preschool is the next step in his anti-woke education dreams National Politics | Trump’s picks for top health jobs not just team of rivals but ‘team of opponents’ A Florida law bans children under 14 from having social media accounts and requires parental consent for ages 14 and 15. But enforcement is being delayed because of a lawsuit filed by two associations for online companies, with a hearing scheduled for late February. A new Tennessee law also requires parental consent for minors to open accounts on social media. NetChoice, an industry group for online businesses, is challenging the law. Another new state law requires porn websites to verify that visitors are at least 18 years old. But the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry, has filed a challenge. Several new California measures aimed at combating political deepfakes are also being challenged, including one requiring large social media platforms to remove deceptive content related to elections and another allowing any individual to sue for damages over the use of AI to create fabricated images or videos in political ads . School rules on gender In a first nationally, California will start enforcing a law prohibiting school districts from adopting policies that require staff to notify parents if their children change their gender identification . The law was a priority for Democratic lawmakers who wanted to halt such policies passed by several districts. Abortion coverage Many states have passed laws limiting or protecting abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to the procedure in 2022. One of the latest is the Democratic-led state of Delaware. A law there will require the state employee health plan and Medicaid plans for lower-income residents to cover abortions with no deductible , copayments or other cost-sharing requirements. Gun control A new Minnesota law prohibits guns with “binary triggers” that allow for more rapid fire, causing a weapon to fire one round when the trigger is pulled and another when it is released. In Delaware, a law adds colleges and universities to a list of school zones where guns are prohibited, with exceptions for those working in their official capacity such as law officers and commissioned security guards. Medical marijuana Kentucky is becoming the latest state to let people use marijuana for medical purposes . To apply for a state medical cannabis card, people must get written certification from a medical provider of a qualifying condition, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, epilepsy, chronic nausea or post-traumatic stress disorder. Nearly four-fifths of U.S. states have now legalized medical marijuana. Minimum wages Minimum wage workers in more than 20 states are due to receive raises in January. The highest minimum wages will be in Washington, California and Connecticut, all of which will top $16 an hour after modest increases. The largest increases are scheduled in Delaware, where the minimum wage will rise by $1.75 to $15 an hour, and in Nebraska, where a ballot measure approved by voters in 2022 will add $1.50 to the current minimum of $12 an hour. Twenty other states still follow the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Safer traveling In Oregon, using drugs on public transit will be considered a misdemeanor crime of interfering with public transportation. While the measure worked its way through the legislature, multiple transportation officials said drug use on buses and trains, and at transit stops and stations, was making passengers and drivers feel less safe. In Missouri, law enforcement officers have spent the past 16 months issuing warnings to motorists that handheld cellphone use is illegal. Starting with the new year, penalties will kick in: a $150 fine for the first violation, progressing to $500 for third and subsequent offenses and up to 15 years imprisonment if a driver using a cellphone cause an injury or death. But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law. Montana is the only state that hasn’t banned texting while driving , according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tax breaks Tenants in Arizona will no longer have to pay tax on their monthly rent , thanks to the repeal of a law that had allowed cities and towns to impose such taxes. While a victory for renters, the new law is a financial loss for governments. An analysis by Arizona’s nonpartisan Joint Legislative Budget Committee estimated that $230 million would be lost in municipal tax revenue during the first full fiscal year of implementation. Meanwhile Alabama will offer tax credits to businesses that help employees with child care costs. Kansas is eliminating its 2% sales tax on groceries. It also is cutting individual income taxes by dropping the top tax rate, increasing a credit for child care expenses and exempting all Social Security income from taxes, among other things. Taxpayers are expected to save about $320 million a year going forward. Voting rights An Oklahoma law expands voting privileges to people who have been convicted of felonies but had their sentences discharged or commuted, including commutations for crimes that have been reclassified from felonies to misdemeanors. Former state Sen. George Young, an Oklahoma City Democrat, carried the bill in the Senate. “I think it’s very important that people who have gone through trials and tribulations in their life, that we have a system that brings them back and allows them to participate as contributing citizens,” Young said. Associated Press writers Trân Nguyễn in Sacramento, California; Kate Payne in Tallahassee, Florida; Jonathan Mattise in Nashville, Tennessee; Randall Chase in Dover, Delaware; Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis; Bruce Schreiner in Frankfort, Kentucky; Claire Rush in Portland, Oregon; Summer Ballentine in Jefferson City, Missouri; Gabriel Sandoval in Phoenix; Kim Chandler in Montgomery, Alabama; John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas; and Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City contributed.
It looked like a recipe for disaster. So, when his country's swimmers were being accused of doping earlier this year, one Chinese official cooked up something fast. He blamed it on contaminated noodles. In fact, he argued, it could have been a culinary conspiracy concocted by criminals, whose actions led to the cooking wine used to prepare the noodles being laced with a banned heart drug that found its way into an athlete's system. This theory was spelled out to international anti-doping officials during a meeting and, after weeks of wrangling, finally made it into the thousands of pages of data handed over to the lawyer who investigated the case involving 23 Chinese swimmers who had tested positive for that same drug. The attorney, appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, refused to consider that scenario as he sifted through the evidence. In spelling out his reasoning, lawyer Eric Cottier paid heed to the half-baked nature of the theory. "The Investigator considers this scenario, which he has described in the conditional tense, to be possible, no less, no more," Cottier wrote. Even without the contaminated-noodles theory, Cottier found problems with the way WADA and the Chinese handled the case but ultimately determined WADA had acted reasonably in not appealing China's conclusion that its athletes had been inadvertently contaminated. Critics of the way the China case was handled can't help but wonder if a wider exploration of the noodle theory, details of which were discovered by The Associated Press via notes and emails from after the meeting where it was delivered, might have lent a different flavor to Cottier's conclusions. "There are more story twists to the ways the Chinese explain the TMZ case than a James Bond movie," said Rob Koehler, the director general of the advocacy group Global Athlete. "And all of it is complete fiction." Something in the kitchen was contaminated In April, reporting from the New York Times and the German broadcaster ARD revealed that the 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine, also known as TMZ. China's anti-doping agency determined the athletes had been contaminated, and so, did not sanction them. WADA accepted that explanation, did not press the case further, and China was never made to deliver a public notice about the "no-fault findings," as is often seen in similar cases. The stock explanation for the contamination was that traces of TMZ were found in the kitchen of a hotel where the swimmers were staying. In his 58-page report, Cottier relayed some suspicions about the feasibility of that chain of events — noting that WADA's chief scientist "saw no other solution than to accept it, even if he continued to have doubts about the reality of contamination as described by the Chinese authorities." But without evidence to support pursuing the case, and with the chance of winning an appeal at almost nil, Cottier determined WADA's "decision not to appeal appears indisputably reasonable." But how did the drugs get into the kitchen? A mystery remained: How did those traces of TMZ get into the kitchen? Shortly after the doping positives were revealed, the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations held a meeting on April 30 where it heard from the leader of China's agency, Li Zhiquan. Li's presentation was mostly filled with the same talking points that have been delivered throughout the saga — that the positive tests resulted from contamination from the kitchen. But he expanded on one way the kitchen might have become contaminated, harkening to another case in China involving a low-level TMZ positive. A pharmaceutical factory, he explained, had used industrial alcohol in the distillation process for producing TMZ. The industrial alcohol laced with the drug "then entered the market through illegal channels," he said. The alcohol "was re-used by the perpetrators to process and produce cooking wine, which is an important seasoning used locally to make beef noodles," Li said. "The contaminated beef noodles were consumed by that athlete, resulting in an extremely low concentration of TMZ in the positive sample. "The wrongdoers involved have been brought to justice." New information sent to WADA ... eventually This new information raised eyebrows among the anti-doping leaders listening to Li's report. So much so that over the next month, several emails ensued to make sure the details about the noodles and wine made their way to WADA lawyers, who could then pass it onto Cottier. Eventually, Li did pass on the information to WADA general counsel Ross Wenzel and, just to be sure, one of the anti-doping leaders forwarded it, as well, according to the emails seen by the AP. All this came with Li's request that the noodles story be kept confidential. Turns out, it made it into Cottier's report, though he took the information with a grain of salt. "Indeed, giving it more attention would have required it to be documented, then scientifically verified and validated," he wrote. Neither Wenzel nor officials at the Chinese anti-doping agency returned messages from AP asking about the noodles conspiracy and the other athlete who Li suggested had been contaminated by them. Meanwhile, 11 of the swimmers who originally tested positive competed at the Paris Games earlier this year in a meet held under the cloud of the Chinese doping case. Though WADA considers the case closed, Koehler and others point to situations like this as one of many reasons that an investigation by someone other than Cottier, who was hired by WADA, is still needed. "It gives the appearance that people are just making things up as they go along on this, and hoping the story just goes away," Koehler said. "Which clearly it has not."By DAVID A. LIEB Artificial intelligence. Abortion. Guns. Marijuana. Minimum wages. Name a hot topic, and chances are good there’s a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another. Many of the laws launching in January are a result of legislation passed this year. Others stem from ballot measures approved by voters. Some face legal challenges. Here’s a look at some of the most notable state laws taking effect: Hollywood stars and child influencers California, home to Hollywood and some of the largest technology companies, is seeking to rein in the artificial intelligence industry and put some parameters around social media stars. New laws seek to prevent the use of digital replicas of Hollywood actors and performers without permission and allow the estates of dead performers to sue over unauthorized AI use. Parents who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their young influencers. A new law also allows children to sue their parents for failing to do so. Social media limits New social media restrictions in several states face court challenges. Related Articles National Politics | Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen National Politics | Exhausted by political news? TV ratings and new poll say you’re not alone National Politics | Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row National Politics | Elon Musk’s preschool is the next step in his anti-woke education dreams National Politics | Trump’s picks for top health jobs not just team of rivals but ‘team of opponents’ A Florida law bans children under 14 from having social media accounts and requires parental consent for ages 14 and 15. But enforcement is being delayed because of a lawsuit filed by two associations for online companies, with a hearing scheduled for late February. A new Tennessee law also requires parental consent for minors to open accounts on social media. NetChoice, an industry group for online businesses, is challenging the law. Another new state law requires porn websites to verify that visitors are at least 18 years old. But the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry, has filed a challenge. Several new California measures aimed at combating political deepfakes are also being challenged, including one requiring large social media platforms to remove deceptive content related to elections and another allowing any individual to sue for damages over the use of AI to create fabricated images or videos in political ads . School rules on gender In a first nationally, California will start enforcing a law prohibiting school districts from adopting policies that require staff to notify parents if their children change their gender identification . The law was a priority for Democratic lawmakers who wanted to halt such policies passed by several districts. Abortion coverage Many states have passed laws limiting or protecting abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to the procedure in 2022. One of the latest is the Democratic-led state of Delaware. A law there will require the state employee health plan and Medicaid plans for lower-income residents to cover abortions with no deductible , copayments or other cost-sharing requirements. Gun control A new Minnesota law prohibits guns with “binary triggers” that allow for more rapid fire, causing a weapon to fire one round when the trigger is pulled and another when it is released. In Delaware, a law adds colleges and universities to a list of school zones where guns are prohibited, with exceptions for those working in their official capacity such as law officers and commissioned security guards. Medical marijuana Kentucky is becoming the latest state to let people use marijuana for medical purposes . To apply for a state medical cannabis card, people must get written certification from a medical provider of a qualifying condition, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, epilepsy, chronic nausea or post-traumatic stress disorder. Nearly four-fifths of U.S. states have now legalized medical marijuana. Minimum wages Minimum wage workers in more than 20 states are due to receive raises in January. The highest minimum wages will be in Washington, California and Connecticut, all of which will top $16 an hour after modest increases. The largest increases are scheduled in Delaware, where the minimum wage will rise by $1.75 to $15 an hour, and in Nebraska, where a ballot measure approved by voters in 2022 will add $1.50 to the current minimum of $12 an hour. Twenty other states still follow the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Safer traveling In Oregon, using drugs on public transit will be considered a misdemeanor crime of interfering with public transportation. While the measure worked its way through the legislature, multiple transportation officials said drug use on buses and trains, and at transit stops and stations, was making passengers and drivers feel less safe. In Missouri, law enforcement officers have spent the past 16 months issuing warnings to motorists that handheld cellphone use is illegal. Starting with the new year, penalties will kick in: a $150 fine for the first violation, progressing to $500 for third and subsequent offenses and up to 15 years imprisonment if a driver using a cellphone cause an injury or death. But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law. Montana is the only state that hasn’t banned texting while driving , according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tax breaks Tenants in Arizona will no longer have to pay tax on their monthly rent , thanks to the repeal of a law that had allowed cities and towns to impose such taxes. While a victory for renters, the new law is a financial loss for governments. An analysis by Arizona’s nonpartisan Joint Legislative Budget Committee estimated that $230 million would be lost in municipal tax revenue during the first full fiscal year of implementation. Meanwhile Alabama will offer tax credits to businesses that help employees with child care costs. Kansas is eliminating its 2% sales tax on groceries. It also is cutting individual income taxes by dropping the top tax rate, increasing a credit for child care expenses and exempting all Social Security income from taxes, among other things. Taxpayers are expected to save about $320 million a year going forward. Voting rights An Oklahoma law expands voting privileges to people who have been convicted of felonies but had their sentences discharged or commuted, including commutations for crimes that have been reclassified from felonies to misdemeanors. Former state Sen. George Young, an Oklahoma City Democrat, carried the bill in the Senate. “I think it’s very important that people who have gone through trials and tribulations in their life, that we have a system that brings them back and allows them to participate as contributing citizens,” Young said. Associated Press writers Trân Nguyễn in Sacramento, California; Kate Payne in Tallahassee, Florida; Jonathan Mattise in Nashville, Tennessee; Randall Chase in Dover, Delaware; Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis; Bruce Schreiner in Frankfort, Kentucky; Claire Rush in Portland, Oregon; Summer Ballentine in Jefferson City, Missouri; Gabriel Sandoval in Phoenix; Kim Chandler in Montgomery, Alabama; John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas; and Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City contributed.White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign
Living With Rett Syndrome: Families Share Stories Of Hope And ResilienceS ince Donald Trump won the US election, Steve Nelson has been busier than ever. The veteran Washington recruitment agent is used to a high turnover of jobs whenever the White House changes hands but nothing comes close to the scramble to escape Trump’s plans to “dismantle the deep state” and overhaul the US government. Twice as many staff than in previous transitions are clamouring for a parachute before Trump takes office on January 20, he said, amid panic about cost-cutting, threats to uproot or close agencies and a reluctance to carry out Trump’s policies. The president-elect is expected to sign an executive order on day one removing job-for-life protections from tens of thousands of career civil servants beyond the 4,000 political appointees who come and go with different administrations. Critics say the move will take America back towards the “spoils” system of patronage that was largely replaced by a merit-based civil service system 140 years ago.
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Seadrill SDRL underwent analysis by 4 analysts in the last quarter, revealing a spectrum of viewpoints from bullish to bearish. The following table provides a quick overview of their recent ratings, highlighting the changing sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months. Bullish Somewhat Bullish Indifferent Somewhat Bearish Bearish Total Ratings 4 0 0 0 0 Last 30D 1 0 0 0 0 1M Ago 1 0 0 0 0 2M Ago 1 0 0 0 0 3M Ago 1 0 0 0 0 In the assessment of 12-month price targets, analysts unveil insights for Seadrill, presenting an average target of $72.5, a high estimate of $80.00, and a low estimate of $50.00. Observing a 0.69% increase, the current average has risen from the previous average price target of $72.00. Deciphering Analyst Ratings: An In-Depth Analysis In examining recent analyst actions, we gain insights into how financial experts perceive Seadrill. The following summary outlines key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets. Analyst Analyst Firm Action Taken Rating Current Price Target Prior Price Target Hamed Khorsand BWS Financial Maintains Buy $80.00 $80.00 Nikhil Gupta Citigroup Raises Buy $50.00 $48.00 Hamed Khorsand BWS Financial Maintains Buy $80.00 $80.00 Hamed Khorsand BWS Financial Maintains Buy $80.00 $80.00 Key Insights: Action Taken: In response to dynamic market conditions and company performance, analysts update their recommendations. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise', or 'Lower' their stance, it signifies their reaction to recent developments related to Seadrill. This insight gives a snapshot of analysts' perspectives on the current state of the company. Rating: Analyzing trends, analysts offer qualitative evaluations, ranging from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings convey expectations for the relative performance of Seadrill compared to the broader market. 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The company derives maximum revenue from the United States. Seadrill's Economic Impact: An Analysis Market Capitalization Perspectives: The company's market capitalization falls below industry averages, signaling a relatively smaller size compared to peers. This positioning may be influenced by factors such as perceived growth potential or operational scale. Revenue Challenges: Seadrill's revenue growth over 3 months faced difficulties. As of 30 September, 2024, the company experienced a decline of approximately -14.49% . This indicates a decrease in top-line earnings. As compared to its peers, the revenue growth lags behind its industry peers. The company achieved a growth rate lower than the average among peers in Energy sector. Net Margin: Seadrill's net margin is impressive, surpassing industry averages. With a net margin of 9.04%, the company demonstrates strong profitability and effective cost management. 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Music sector workers to lose near a quarter of all work over next four years, says studyHighlights from Trump's interview with Time magazineThe Broncos’ run of good weather fortune may be coming to an end. Denver’s Saturday afternoon game at Cincinnati is forecast to be played in rainy conditions, which would mark the first time the team’s seen anything but dry since late September. In Week 4 against the New York Jets, a round of surprise precipitation played a role in rookie quarterback Bo Nix in the first half and . The difference this time around is that Denver’s expecting bad weather. The National Weather Service, as of Thursday afternoon, is forecasting an 80% chance of rain Saturday, though heavier precipitation later in the evening, and totals from a half inch to an inch. Denver and Cincinnati kick at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. “We prepped for it all week,” head coach Sean Payton said Thursday. ... “Everything from not wearing the shields that get fogged up to understanding, every player who wears gloves will have 10 sets. Like, in (Formula 1), you change tires? Those gloves from a series go, get a new pair on. Special teams: understanding coverage, wind, ball security, all those things.” Offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said Wednesday that the team not only does drill work with wet footballs, but that the way the footballs themselves are prepared is different when precipitation’s expected. “Sometimes what’s best in a dry game — there’s a lot that goes into preparing our footballs — and what you like for a dry game is not necessarily the same preparation for a wet game,” he said. “I’m not in there with the equipment guys, but they put a certain scuff on it or there’s a leather polish you use that makes it a little grippier, but maybe the rain reacts to that different. “Rain balls you’re preparing a different way.” Nix on Tuesday expressed confidence in his ability — and his offense’s — to handle whatever the weather delivers. “If you’ve played football, you have to play in the rain,” he said. “We’re excited. I thought we ran the ball well against the Jets that day. We’re going to have to carry that over, have an open mindset and do whatever’s working. “We’ll be able to handle the rain. We’re professionals, and they have to play in it too. It’s going to be good. It’s going to be a good environment. It will be fun.” Broncos cornerback Riley Moss is set to return from a monthlong absence due to an MCL injury. Moss has been trending this way all week as a full practice participant and Payton made it just about official Thursday when he said of Moss, “He’s doing good. He’ll be ready to go.” Moss was not made available for interviews in the locker room Thursday. He saw his practice work jump from limited last week to full this week. He injured his MCL on Nov. 24 at Las Vegas. Since then, the since-waived Levi Wallace started two games and more recently . The Broncos have every player on the 53-man roster available for Saturday’s game after a clean Thursday injury report. The only question is whether they’ll activate running back Tyler Badie (back) from injured reserve. Second-year linebacker Drew Sanders recorded a sack in his only defensive snap of the season last week against the Los Angeles Chargers. Sanders started his pro career as an inside linebacker last year, then moved outside for the stretch run. He looked likely to return to outside linebacker but then against the Chargers warmed up with the inside linebackers. His lone snap came in a pass-rush group and he rushed from the middle of the field. Could his role expand inside? Not so fast, defensive coordinator Vance Joseph said Wednesday. “He’s progressing, and he’s not an inside linebacker,” Joseph said. “I mean, he’s a linebacker for us. So, he’s progressing. He’s a good young player. I wish we had him earlier, but he’s progressing to help us win.”
Week 17 NFL CapsulesThe Cleveland Browns are in the midst of another lost season here in 2024, but it isn't all bad. The team could still have a few Pro Bowl players, as their X/Twitter account indicates that all of guard Joel Bitonio, defensive end Myles Garrett, and punter Corey Bojorquez are top-10 in their respective positions in Pro Bowl voting. Bitonio is the 6th among guards, Garrett is 2nd among defensive ends, and Bojorquez is 2nd among all punters. For both Bitonio and Garrett, they're on the cusp of being Hall of Fame players one day. If Joel Bitonio does indeed make yet another Pro Bowl, that would give him seven for his career and seven overall in just 11 seasons in the NFL. He's started 157 regular season games and may not have much more work to do to make the Hall of Fame. For Garrett, he may be on the cusp of his sixth Pro Bowl in just eight seasons played in the NFL. Garrett has 99.5 career sacks and 194 career QB hits. Both Joel Bitonio and Myles Garrett could retire at the end of the 2024 NFL Season and each have strong cases to end up in Canton one day. Corey Bojorquez is averaging over 50 yards per punt and has the longest punt in the NFL this year at 84 yards, so it's clear that he is also deserving of a Pro Bowl nod. As you can see, the sky is not totally falling in Cleveland.
Here are some of the headlines from this past week in the Missoulian. To read the full stories, click the link on each headline: 17-year-old suspect charged after fatal Christmas shooting in Polson A 17-year-old male has been charged in connection to a fatal shooting in Polson early Christmas Day, according to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell. A 31-year-old Pablo man, identified by Bell as Sheldon Fisher, was "shot and killed during a disturbance involving multiple people," Bell stated in a press release. It's unclear if the suspect will be charged as an adult in the shooting, which took place Wednesday at about 3:30 a.m., according to Bell. Lake County Attorney James Lapotka did not immediately return a phone call Friday morning. Polson Police Chief George Simpson said Friday that the incident took place in a residential area on the city's west side, where upwards of a dozen people were involved. Two shots are believed to have been fired by a single shooter, he said, and no other people were injured. Charging documents could not immediately be obtained. Simpson and Bell declined to provide the suspect's name, citing his age. — Sam Wilson, sam.wilson@missoulian.com Tara Elliott aims to bring 'patience and grace' as Missoula's new district judge After a career spent working complex criminal cases as a prosecutor in New York City and Missoula, Tara Elliott said she was ready for something new. Following her uncontested election in November to an open seat on the bench of Montana’s Fourth Judicial District — covering Missoula and Mineral counties — she’ll take office in January. Elliott, 49, will replace retiring District Court Judge Robert “Dusty” Deschamps. Tara Elliott was elected to fill the seat for Montana's Fourth Judicial District, replacing Robert "Dusty" Deschamps. Elliott began her law career as a prosecutor with the Manhattan DA, eventually moving to Missoula to work in the U.S. Attorney's office prosecuting federal criminal cases. “I think I was looking to contribute and continue my career in civil service in a new way, and I thought being a judge here would give me a better opportunity to contribute in a more local area, in a more local way,” she said in a recent interview. Growing up in a large Irish Catholic family in New York City, Elliott said she always felt called to the legal profession. Three of her uncles were lawyers, and she said working in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office had long been a dream of hers. “The Manhattan District Attorney’s office is kind of a thing,” Elliott said, laughing. “Like ‘Law and Order,’ there’s like 15 TV shows about it.” — Sam Wilson, sam.wilson@missoulian.com Weekend storm to bring powder, significant avalanche danger A significant winter storm from Thursday evening through the weekend could drop a foot or two of snow in the mountains of western Montana, delivering deep, fresh powder at the height of winter holidays but also increasing the risk of large, deadly avalanches. Forecasts ranged widely on exactly how much snow different areas of the mountains might collect by Sunday night. Predicted totals varied from just over 1 foot on the low end in some places to 3 feet or more at the high end in others. Valley towns were predicted to get little snow — anywhere from a dusting to 2 inches. According to National Weather Service forecasts around midday Thursday, anywhere from 10 to 23 inches of snow could pile up by Sunday night at Point Six, the peak north of Missoula just above the high point of Snowbowl Ski Area. By the time the ski area opens for the day Saturday, the agency predicted around 3 to 9 inches of new snow may have accumulated there since Thursday afternoon, with the remainder to fall over the weekend, mainly Saturday night. — Joshua Murdock, joshua.murdock@missoulian.com Hellgate Elementary's 'Hot Chocolate Boys' raise over $2,000 for families in need Four years ago, a group of Hellgate Elementary students thought a hot chocolate stand might be a good way to make some pocket money. But then they had an idea: instead of keeping the money for themselves, why not spend it on Christmas gifts for families who couldn’t afford them? “It’s very important to not be thinking about yourself all the time,” said Noah Westhoff, a seventh grader who formed the group with his friends. The Hellgate Elementary “Hot Chocolate Boys” meet with the superintendent at Hellgate Elementary School to talk about their fundraising efforts over the holidays on Dec. 18, 2024, in Missoula. Also in the group were fourth grader Ansel Ihde and his brother, seventh grader Henry Ihde, whose grandfather offered to match whatever they raised the first year, expecting he’d be shelling out 50 dollars or so. Instead, the boys raised over $300 in a single day selling hot chocolate for 50 cents a pop. The Hot Chocolate Boys presented their $780 in an envelope to the Hellgate Elementary School Board for the school's counselors to distribute, and a tradition was born. This year, on a cold November Saturday, the six boys, half from seventh grade and half from fourth grade, set up their stand on a street corner and sold hot chocolate, baked goods and candy for seven hours. The supplies and goods came from their families. New to their operation in 2024 was a real game changer — an electrical system to keep the hot chocolate hot. — Andy Tallman, andy.tallman@missoulian.com Christmas in the cooler: The Prohibition raids of 1925 made holiday less cheery BILLINGS — Roughly 100 years ago, dozens of Billings residents spent the holidays in and out of the courthouse. Their crime? Being a nuisance. More specifically, they were keeping the booze in Billings flowing, directly defying laws that ostensibly dried out the country. “We have bootleg joints and bootleggers selling whiskey,” opined W.F. Wade, superintendent of the Montana Anti-Saloon League during a meeting in Billings weeks after a series of busts in town that nabbed more than 20 offenders. “There were more than 100,000 of these joints and their proprietors before prohibition became effective,” he told a crowd that included members of the clergy and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. “Prohibition just drove the skunk out of his hole so he could be found.” — Paul Hamby, paul.hamby@billingsgazette.com Missoula's birders take Christmas tally of winged citizens Before the turn of the 20th century, when conservation was in its infancy, groups of hunters would put on a Christmas “side hunt,” where teams would compete to shoot down the most feathered and furred denizens of the land. But in 1900, the then-budding Audubon Society started a new tradition: the Christmas Bird Count, where citizen scientists would take tallies of America’s birds without shooting them out of the sky. That first count had 27 participating birders in 25 locations. Over a century later, the Christmas Bird Count sees people across the United States and Canada tally up birds in hundreds of cities, with multiple census locations in each one. Julia Lippert scans the fields for birds east of Maclay Flat Nature Trail on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 14. Lippert and several others participated in the annual Christmas bird count with the Feminist Bird Club of Northwest Montana. In Missoula, local birdwatchers hit the trails at various locations around the city on Dec. 14. Five Valleys Audubon and the local chapter of the Feminist Birding Club gathered a crew to survey the Maclay Flats Nature Trail, which is apparently a good place to spot owls. The woods were replete with birds, especially by the river. Two flocks of honking geese soared overhead. Crows and pigeons fluttered between trees on the opposite bank. The birders debated the species of a woodpecker perched high up — hairy or downy? Downies are smaller with shorter beaks, but such relative terms are hard to determine without seeing specimens side by side. The group decided it was a hairy woodpecker, aided by Merlin, an app that helps with bird identification. — Andy Tallman, andy.tallman@missoulian.com Gore, franchises and no-budget hits: 5 films, portents from 2024 As the 2024 cinematic season draws to a close, we find ourselves at the end of a year marked by uncertainty. With box office receipts down worldwide, streaming services kicking into high gear, and former theatrical institutions struggling to recapture their earlier magic, these last 12 months are going to be seen as a pivot point between what has come before and what comes next. And while we can’t be 100% certain as to what awaits us in the future, by looking at a number of 2024’s releases, we can at least get a picture as to what the future of cinema is going to look like. — Charlotte Macorn, for the Missoulian Things to do: Missoula New Year's edition Dance at Bare Bait's "Glimmer Ball," plus a host of options are on tap for this year's Missoula on Main New Year's Eve celebration. — Cory Walsh, cory.walsh@missoulian.com At the Roxy: Annual all-day Kung Fu Marathon gets weird and wild See a rockstar biopic on Christmas with "A Complete Unknown," or spend New Year's Eve watching the weirdest and wildest kung fu. — Charlotte Macorn, for the Missoulian Congress passes bill to protect climbing bolts on federal land The fate of rock climbing in the U.S. could be determined by outgoing President Joe Biden during his final weeks in office. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences, or EXPLORE, Act . It had passed the House back in April. The bill's passage last week through the Senate sent it to the president's desk. As of Monday, it was still awaiting Biden's signature. The 220-page bill contains a raft of provisions for the nation's public lands, from improving national battlefields and offering broadband internet in developed recreation sites to ordering federal agencies to develop and map of long-distance bicycling routes around the country. Crucially for rock and ice climbers and mountaineers, the legislation contains the Protect America's Rock Climbing, or PARC, Act, which was absorbed into the bill after having been introduced as a standalone item in 2023. The PARC language directs the secretaries of Interior and Agriculture — Interior oversees the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service, Agriculture the U.S. Forest Service — to "recognize that recreational climbing (including the use, placement, and maintenance of fixed anchors) is an appropriate use" in designated wilderness across the country. For existing climbing routes, the language also orders the agencies to ensure "the continued use and maintenance of recreational climbing routes (including fixed anchors along the routes)." — Joshua Murdock, joshua.murdock@missoulian.com Audit initiates 100 complaints against Montana guides, outfitters Montana’s licensing board for outfitters and guides has opened 100 investigations against licensees — although the state agency overseeing that board has demanded those now under review receive an apology. The source of those investigations is a legislative audit that found 138 alleged violations in which outfitters or guides did not self-report criminal convictions while renewing their license or becoming licensed for the first time. The auditors triggered the investigations when they notified the state Board of Outfitters about the unreported violations. The audit , among other things, ultimately recommended the Board of Outfitters move away from self-reporting requirements and establish rules to conduct background checks of those seeking licensure to lower the risk level "to an acceptable level for the board." And while the Legislative Audit Division contended its work was done properly, auditors received a sharp rebuke last week from the Montana Department of Labor, which houses the Board of Outfitters. Sarah Swanson, director at DLI, contended those licensees' due process rights were violated when legislative auditors conducted "dragnet" background checks on licensed outfitters and guides, something neither the Board of Outfitters nor the Department of Labor have the authority to do themselves. — Seaborn Larson, seaborn.larson@helenair.com Fatal crash victim found in mountains west of Flathead Lake after 10-day search A Flathead County man who had been missing for 10 days was found dead over the weekend where his vehicle rolled off a Forest Service road west of Blacktail Mountain Ski Area. Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino said Monday that local rescue teams ended the search for Gregory James Wells, 69, after finding his vehicle “several hundred yards” off the road. The mountainous area roughly between the ski hill on the west shore of Flathead Lake and Lake Mary Ronan. Wells had been reported missing by his family on Dec. 10, Heino said, after he failed to return to his Kila-area home from a local casino. Crash investigators estimated the time of the crash at 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, according to a report released by the Montana Highway Patrol. Wells wasn’t wearing a seat belt when his pickup truck left the roadway and rolled down the mountainside, the MHP reports states. He became pinned under the vehicle. — Sam Wilson, sam.wilson@missoulian.com Grants boost Eastern Shoshone, 100s of other tribal bison programs BILLINGS — Wyoming's Eastern Shoshone Tribe has received a $3 million grant to expand the Yellowstone Bison Conservation Transfer Program , the tip of a funding iceberg meant to return bison to tribes across the nation. "There's a big effort to get buffalo out of Yellowstone to tribes," said Jason Baldes, the Shoshone Tribal Buffalo representative. "A lot of tribes are interested in those Yellowstone genetics to enhance the heterogeneity of other herds." The injection of money will "supplement bison cultural herds along with the aim to create 20 new herds, which will stabilize and strengthen the efforts of each tribal nation and support cultural renewal while fostering ecological rejuvenation in northern short mixed-grass prairies," according to the grant announcement. — Brett French, bfrench@billingsgazette.com Missoula officials coordinate response to spikes of opioid ODs First responders, public health officials and harm-reduction workers in Missoula are finalizing a new tool to respond to potentially fatal clusters of opioid overdoses in the county. Next month, the coalition that also includes folks from emergency services, law enforcement and statewide agencies will finalize an “Overdose spike alert and response” plan as part of Missoula Public Health’s emergency operations plan. Leah Fitch Brody, Missoula Public Health’s substance use disorder prevention coordinator, said the plan follows more than a year of discussions between a range of stakeholders about how best to respond to “spikes” of overdoses in the area, like when a particularly powerful batch of fentanyl makes its way into the community . “We all wanted to recognize that we all have a part to plan in this, that ultimately we don’t want to see people die from overdoses,” Fitch-Brody said. “So how can we work together?” The result is a 14-page document that outlines planning and response steps for a range of groups and agencies with some level of involvement in responding to local opioid use. — Sam Wilson, sam.wilson@missoulian.com Montana trans advocate: ‘We are a way to radicalize people’ When Rep. Zooey Zephyr walks into the Montana State Capitol for the opening day of the 2025 Legislature, she will be doing so as arguably the most visible member of the chamber after being the focal point of a procedural standoff over a proposed anti-trans bill last session. It’s a far cry from the day the Missoula Democrat was inaugurated in 2023. Then, she was a first-term lawmaker with little name recognition outside of the western Montana community that elected her. Today, her likeness appears on coffee shop windows and bumper stickers, and she’s been featured in national publications like the New Yorker, Time Magazine and Teen Vogue . Zephyr, a trans woman elected in 2022 to serve in the then Republican-supermajority-led Legislature, gave remarks against a bill that sought to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors. Her GOP colleagues voted to censure Zephyr from the floor of the lower chamber, saying she violated decorum rules. The rookie legislator continued to cast her vote from a bench in the Capitol hallway. That bill ultimately passed, but has since been held up in legal challenges. The censure sparked outcry and protests against the Montana Republican Party, one that had championed a slew of anti-trans bills during the session including this gender-affirming care ban, a drag show prohibition and a legal definition of sex as binary, among others. All of those bills have been either temporarily blocked or deemed unconstitutional by the courts. "If the Legislature continues to be obsessed with targeting this community, our courts will continue to do their job and defend the constitutional rights of every Montanan," Zephyr said. — Carly Graf, carly.graf@missoulian.com Is John Dutton real? Meet the powerful rancher seemingly inspiring the 'Yellowstone' legend He’s a fourth-generation rancher with one of the biggest spreads in one of the most beautiful parts of Montana. His ranch is so expansive, in fact, that he flies a helicopter when he needs to tend to his herd or put out a fire in a hurry. And he’s from a deeply entrenched and politically powerful family. But, no, he’s not John Dutton, the character who Kevin Costner played up until the start of its new season last month, on the hit “Yellowstone” TV show. He’s Bill Galt, and he’s well aware that art appears to be imitating his life. “Oh, I’ve heard that a lot,” Galt said of the comparisons. “But I think mostly that's attributed to the fact that I'm a rancher that flies a helicopter and that those first few episodes of ‘Yellowstone’ had that helicopter in there. But that being said, they do use a lot of my sayings. I don't know where the hell they get them.” One source might be “ The Cowboy Way: Seasons of a Montana Ranch, ” a nonfiction account of former Lee Montana editor — and current Arizona Daily Star editor — David McCumber’s year spent working on Galt’s ranch near White Sulphur Springs in the late 1990s. — Ted McDermott, ted.mcdermott@lee.net Missoula riders collect podiums, national title at Cyclocross National Championship Six weeks after some of the top cyclists in North America converged upon Missoula to vie for continental championships at the 2024 Pan-American Cyclocross Championships, western Montana sent 10 of its own to Louisville, Kentucky, for the U.S. Cyclocross National Championships. Battling thick, sticky mud that built up on bikes and slick terrain that sent riders to the ground time and time again, the contingent of mostly teenagers came away from last weekend with a handful of podium finishes, a top-10 result in the men's pro race and a collegiate national championship. Lucy Millar, center, of Missoula races in the Junior Women's 17-18 event at the Pan-American Cyclocross Championships in Missoula on Nov. 3, 2024. Millar placed 15th in the same event at the U.S. Cyclocross National Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, on Dec. 15. Of the 10 cyclists — nine from Missoula and one from Whitefish — nine race for Team Stampede, a Missoula-based youth development team that focuses on cyclocross and cross-country mountain biking. Alex Gallego, owner of Missoula Bicycle Works and Team Stampede's coach, said it was the largest group of Missoula riders that has traveled to a cycling national championship. Another rider, Missoula's Caleb Swartz, 25, is a professional cyclist racing for Enve Composites, GU Energy Labs, Challenge Tires and local sponsors like Forward Endurance Coaching and Black Coffee Roasting Co. His sister, Emma, is a former top professional cyclocross racer and coaches for Stampede as well; she was in Louisville to support the riders but didn't race this year. — Joshua Murdock, joshua.murdock@missoulian.com 'It's a monster:' City to retire longtime Missoula snowblower When giant snow berms started encroaching into the road on Flynn Lane several years ago, Deputy Director of City Streets Brian Hensel knew he had one tool that would wipe the floor with any competition. Hensel called in the city's Oshkosh, a 67-year-old snowblower truck that grinds and spits out hundreds of cubic yards of snow per minute. The machine rolled down Flynn Lane shooting a grand arch of snow to clear the road. Brian Hensel, the deputy director of city streets, visits the retired Oshkosh snowblower on the corner of Broadway and Russell Street on Wednesday, Dec. 18 in Missoula. "We shot snow 200 feet into the air, and it was just impressive," Hensel said last week remembering the rough winter. "It's just shooting snow up there, little rainbows are coming out and the sun was shining through, but we hardly get to do that. We are usually loading the snow into trucks." After serving the Missoula community for the last 30 years, the city's Oshkosh snowblower is headed to auction. The piece of machinery was built in the 1950s and has been hard to maintain, Hensel said. Often the machine will break for weeks on end. When the Oshkosh did work, however, the giant behemoth could fill a dump truck full of snow in approximately 13 seconds. It's worked mainly along Missoula's busy streets, clearing the medians that can pile high after the plows run. The legacy of the decades-old vehicle is on display at the corner of Russell and Broadway, lovingly decorated with Christmas lights and red bows by city employees. The city will miss the giant machine, Hensel said, but newer, less costly snowblowers will take its place, albeit without the storied past. — Griffen Smith, griffen.smith@missoulian.com End of an era and a fresh start: Sushi Hana to move into Scotty's Table location There are some exciting changes afoot for downtown Missoula's dining scene. It turns out that Sushi Hana isn't closing permanently at all, but rather moving into the current Scotty's Table restaurant location below the Wilma Theater. But that means that Scotty's Table is ending its long run in Missoula for good. Scotty's Table owners Katie and Scott Gill are selling their restaurant space real estate to Sushi Hana owners Yuriko and Floyd Hagen. Over the next few months, Sushi Hana will be moving into the space and will reopen with a revamped menu, rebranded as simply "Hana." Scotty’s Table owner Scott Gill and Sushi Hana owner Yuriko Hagen pictured at Scotty’s Table on Friday, Dec. 20 in Missoula. The Gills have been looking to sell for quite a while, and Yuriko Hagen said the Scotty's Table spot, which looks out at Caras Park, has long been her "dream location" in Missoula. "I've been a big fan of Scotty's Table and I've been a regular customer for a long, long time," she said on Friday afternoon, sitting at a sunlit table in what will become her new venture. Both restaurants operate under the "we're all a big family" style, and both places have employees that have worked there for many years, even decades. "We really wanted to find people that were like-minded and that were connected to the community," Katie Gill explained. "We're a family-run business, and we were looking for a similar, chef-driven, family-run sort of situation." — David Erickson, david.erickson@missoulian.com Kalispell's Hockaday art museum selects new name The Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell is changing its name to Glacier Art Museum. The new title, which reflects the proximity to Glacier National Park, will have “a broader reach and recognition for both local and out of state visitors,” board chair Mike Roswell said in a news release. “We believe we have a new opportunity to tap into the increasing population to the Flathead Valley with a moniker that conjures immediate images of the Park. With this name change and new strategic plan, we can strengthen our connection to Glacier National Park and grow our programming, collection, staffing and facilities to inspire and educate all who enter our doors.” The name change was approved by the board of directors in September as part of a strategic planning process that began in 2022. The board went through an assessment program with the American Alliance of Museums as part of the first phase to get accredited. As part of that, they identified areas for growth and the potential for a name change came up. — Missoulian Staff Missoula Valley's Salish roots on display in couple's mural A lobby in a building designed to help people find their way is looking more welcoming courtesy of a mural that depicts the Salish people’s connections to the Missoula Valley. When people arrive at the Watershed Navigation Center on Mullan Road, they’ll be greeted by a mural painted by Indigenous artist-educator couple Aspen and Cameron Decker. The brightly colored painting illustrates Salish traditions and imagery, from harvesting foods to their clothing. The central figure, a Salish woman harvesting bitterroots, is depicted with authentic details, from the traditional construction of her digging stick to her high-top moccasins to the sally bag strapped around her waist to store the roots. Aspen and Cameron Decker, shown in front of their newly completed mural, at the Watershed Navigation Center on Wednesday, Dec. 18 in Missoula. “My goal with my art is to bring Indigenous perspective to the narrative,” said Aspen Decker, an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (T̓at̓ayáqn, Ql̓isp̓é and Sqlsé). “Because for a long time, everyone’s been just looking at anthropologists' and Jesuits’ documents of who we are as the Séliš people, but hardly any of it has come from us, directly from our people. I want to make sure that I’m representing us in an authentic way, where this is our experience,” she said. The center is adjacent to the Trinity Apartments affordable housing complex, which is a joint project between the city, county, Missoula Housing Authority and the nonprofit Homeword. — Cory Walsh, cory.walsh@missoulian.com Get local news delivered to your inbox! 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