BILLINGS — Rural Montana school teachers in oil rich counties hit the jackpot last year as bonuses tied to oil and gas profits surged. In one case bonuses topped $39,000. That's because collections from oil and gas taxes hit a record

PARK CITY, Utah Cabinet members of the Obama administration vowed on Monday to help Western states develop a robust system for delivering renewable power, and Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Montana will play a part in that development. Interior...

COLUMBUS, Ohio Gas prices rose Monday for the 48th straight day, matching a record going back to at least the 1970s, with prices now up nearly two-thirds since the beginning of the year even as demand from motorists remains weak. Yet the oil prices...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) With help from the 2009 Legislature, Nevada has become one of the most attractive states in the sun-drenched West for large solar plant development and other alternative energy projects. Jim Baak, director of utility-scale so...

The number is essentially unchanged from the 2007 legislative session, which, one supposes, is a good thing.
But even if the amount of money spent by lobbyists didn't grow in the 2009 session, the total still is breathtaking — almost $6 million...