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In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 photo, Neal Froneman, Chief Executive Officer of mining company Sibanye-Stillwater, speaks about the expansion of the company’s platinum and palladium mines in Montana’s Beartooth Mountains in Billings, Mont. After a prolonged strike and a string of workplace fatalities in South Africa, executives at Sibanye-Stillwater are leaning heavily on the mining company’s Montana platinum mines to turn things around. Froneman said the difficulties in Africa are not slowing an expansion of its Montana operations, including the only platinum and palladium mines in the U.S. Froneman says the company will add about 300 new workers in the US by the end of 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown )

Montana mines buoy firm beset by deaths, strike in S. Africa

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2018 photo, New Mexico gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks to an audience including many unionized state workers in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico politics, immigration make headlines in 2018

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Today in History

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This undated photo provided by the U.S. National Park Service shows the Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park in northern Montana, after it was destroyed in a wildfire in 2017. The park service has awarded a $4 million construction contract to a Montana company to begin rebuilding the backcountry chalet. Temporary support timbers shore up the stone walls. Helena-based Dick Anderson Construction is expected to begin work on the Sperry Chalet dormitory this summer. (U.S. National Park Service via AP)

The Latest: Park service bypassed bidding process for Sperry

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This undated photo provided by the U.S. National Park Service shows the Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park in northern Montana, after it was destroyed in a wildfire in 2017. The park service has awarded a $4 million construction contract to a Montana company to begin rebuilding the backcountry chalet. Temporary support timbers shore up the stone walls. Helena-based Dick Anderson Construction is expected to begin work on the Sperry Chalet dormitory this summer. (U.S. National Park Service via AP)

Park service awards $4M contract to rebuild Glacier chalet

By MATT VOLZ - Associated Press

New Mexico border wall work to begin Monday

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FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2016 file photo, a U.S. Border Patrol agent drives near the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Santa Teresa, N.M. A coalition of environment groups is seeking to stop work to replace existing vehicle barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in southern New Mexico. The groups filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Thursday, March 22, 2018, claiming the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does not have authority to waive environmental laws as a way to speed construction along a 20-mile stretch near the Santa Teresa port of entry.(AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File)

Environmentalists seek to block New Mexico border wall work

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Montana company to build wood products mill in Maine

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In this Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 file photo, a resident tries to connect electrical lines downed by Hurricane Maria in preparation for when electricity is restored in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) **FILE**

Montana company settles dispute over Puerto Rico grid work

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FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2017 file photo, a brigade from the Electric Power Authority repairs distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's government scored a big win in court Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 after a judge rejected the appointment of a former military officer to oversee the U.S. territory's troubled power company. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

Montana company sues over payments for Puerto Rico grid work

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, greets Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello, center, and U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp, at a hearing on hurricane recovery, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Documents: Puerto Rico utility ignored advice on repair deal

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

An aide, left, assists Natalie Jaresko, executive director, and Noel Zamot, revitalization coordinator, both of the financial oversight and management board for Puerto Rico, before the start of a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing to examine challenges in Puerto Rico's recovery and the role of the financial oversight and management board, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Official says Puerto Rico needs ‘unprecedented’ federal help

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Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long arrives to testify before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, during a hearing on the federal response to the 2017 hurricane season. Long said the challenge presented by hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria is unprecedented in the history of his agency. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: FEMA says ‘a lot wrong’ with PR contract

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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Oct. 27, it had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown.FEMA said in a statement that any language in the controversial contract saying the agency approved of the deal with Whitefish Energy Holdings is inaccurate. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Puerto Rico utility moves to scrap $300M Whitefish contract

By DANICA COTO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Oct. 27, it had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown. FEMA said in a statement that any language in the controversial contract saying the agency approved of the deal with Whitefish Energy Holdings is inaccurate. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Puerto Rico to scrap Whitefish Energy $300 million contract

By Danica Coto - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers stand on towers to restore lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The Trump administration said Oct. 27 it had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown. White House spokesman Raj Shah said that federal officials played no role in the selection of Whitefish Energy Holdings by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

The Latest: Whitefish ‘disappointed’ contract is canceled

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Puerto Rico governor demands cancellation of $300M Whitefish contract amid scrutiny of Montana compa

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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers restore power lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Oct. 27, it had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown.FEMA said in a statement that any language in the controversial contract saying the agency approved of the deal with Whitefish Energy Holdings is inaccurate. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Puerto Rico power contract a local issue: White House

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks on the Trump administration's energy policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Sept. 29, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

The Latest: Zinke denies any connection to contract

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks on the Trump administration's energy policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Sept. 29, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump administration disavows Puerto Rico power contract

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press