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DATA POINTS
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THIS WEEK’S POLLS FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
Projected lives saved per year on Montana roadways if a primary seat
belt law were enacted, according to a study by the Montana Highway Patrol. An interim legislative committee on Sept. 7 voted 7-5 to a draft a bill to create a primary seat belt law, meaning that a person could be pulled over just for not being buckled up.
“We’re obviously disappointed that we
are being listed (a Superfund site). We
thought there were other alternatives to
listing that we discussed with the EPA.”
John Stroiazzo, Columbia Falls Aluminum Company’s project manager, in response to the Environmental Protection Agency listing CFAC a Superfund site.
Montana’s ranking in terms of quality of its health care, according to TH a study released last week that looked at medical care and costs in all
50 states and the District of Columbia. The average monthly insurance premium in Montana is $259, making it the 14th best, the report stated. In other categories, Montana ranked 12th for health care access and 25th for health care outcomes and 40th for health care costs.
THE GOOD
BRAD LUDDEN
The Kalispell native and founder of First Descents was named a 2016 CNN Hero for his work with the nonpro t organization, which has taken more than 3,000 people ghting or surviving from cancer on free outdoor adventures.
THE BAD
SUN ROAD CLOSURE
Snow temporarily closed part of Glacier National Park’s Going-to- the-Sun Road earlier this week. Is it winter already?
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE EPA’S DECISION TO DESIGNATE CFAC A SUPERFUND SITE?
TOTAL VOTES
ARE MONTANA’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA RULES TOO STRICT?
DO YOU PLAN ON HUNTING IN 2016?
TOTAL VOTES
268
TOTAL VOTES
275
229
85% YES
15% NO
64% YES $40,065
38% YES
62% NO *READER POLLS ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC
36% NO
2.25
Average salary in Montana in 2015, according to the Department of Labor and Industry’s annual Labor Day report released last week, an increase of 3 percent.
Visitors to Glacier National Park through August of 2016, an 18 percent increase over last year’s record-breaking visitation.
MILLION
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