Government
News from the Office of Indian Affairs MONTANA — Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Tara Katuk Sweeney announced the opening of the third of seven offices established under the Operation Lady Justice Task Force to investigate cold cases involving missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. “President Donald Trump took action and is committed to addressing the missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native crisis impacting communities across the nation, and this cold case office in Billings will be critical to those efforts,” said Sweeney. “As these offices are stood up, we will be better positioned to resolve these cold cases fo...
MONTANA — Montana Department of Agriculture announced that over $7.5 million in grant funding has been awarded through the Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant programs. The grants are designed to aid small and medium-sized meat processors in responding to the COVID-19 crisis through the adapta...
MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock and Lt. Governor Mike Cooney sent a letter urging the U.S. Census Bureau to continue 2020 Census operations through its extended deadline of Oct. 31 to get an accurate count for Montana while allowing for continued health and safety measures to slow the spread of ...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION – A Montana water rights bill that would end a years-long debate was passed by a congressional committee on July 29, the next step in ensuring irrigators and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes can avoid lengthy and costly adjudication of irrigation rights. Members...
News from the Office of Senator Steve Daines U.S. SENATE – On July 28, U.S. Senator Steve Daines secured passage of his bipartisan bill, the Montana Water Rights Protection Act, out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, clearing the way for a Senate vote on the bill. “For decad...
News from the Office of Senator Jon Tester MONTANA – U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s historic Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Water Compact cleared a key hurdle on July 29 as it passed the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. The bipartisan Montana Water Rights Protection...
News from the Montana Department of Commerce The Montana Department of Commerce announced Tuesday, July 28, that Montana Housing and NeighborWorks Montana will partner to increase awareness of the availability of rent and mortgage payment assistance as federal unemployment insurance benefits...
News from the Office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced that Montana is set to receive a shipment of 12 cases of the antiviral drug remdesivir to help treat Montanans hospitalized with cases of COVID-19. According to the Food and Drug Administration, adminis...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock and First Lady Bullock, in partnership with Montana No Kid Hungry, announced a total of $212,500 in grant funds awarded for continued operation of food support programs in the wake of COVID-19. Local organization...
POLSON – U.S. representative Greg Gianforte presented his plan for bolstering the state economy at an event at Lake City Bakery on July 15. Gianforte is the Republican candidate for governor. His running mate Kristen Juras also attended the event. The visit was part of Gianforte’s &ldquo...
