AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 minutes agoMontana Energy & Environment: The Montana DEQ approved Sentinel Metals’ amended gold exploration license in the upper Blackfoot River headwaters near Lincoln, allowing up to 21 core-drilling holes over 6–8 weeks with no new access roads and no further mining; the company must handle reclamation within two years and posted a $338,792 estimated reclamation bond. Tourism Watch: Flathead Valley travel is holding up despite higher costs, with Kalispell hotel occupancy up 11% year-over-year in April–May and revenue up 18%, plus Glacier National Park visitation up 10% in the first four months of 2026. Public Safety & Accountability: A federal watchdog report says ICE’s Camp East Montana in Texas wasted millions, mishandled medical needs, and involved missing or destroyed evidence tied to a detainee death, alongside serious safety lapses including a loaded firearm that was never recovered. Politics Beyond Montana: Trump signed a nearly $70 billion bill to fund his deportation agenda, while Iran and the U.S. traded threats after strikes. Business & Tech: Alercell, a Bozeman-based diagnostics company, added Harvard researcher Ina Dreschnack to its advisory board.
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