Articles with the Tag: Helena

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The grizzly bear is a unique and vital part of Montana’s wildlife heritage. Our state animal, the great bear once roamed throughout the plains of central Montana, before being extirpated from the flatlands by settlers, and relegated to the mountainous country of western Montana. Now, after decades of p...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA – Continuing his focus on promoting trades education and individualized, work-based learning opportunities for students, Governor Greg Gianforte today proclaimed February 2023 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month in Montana. “Everybo...

News from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs  HELENA — Veterans in suicidal crisis are now able to go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care at no cost – including inpatient or crisis residential care for up to 30 days and outpatient care for up to 90 da...

News from The Foundation for Montana History HELENA — After almost 40 years as The Montana History Foundation, the organization has undergone a complete rebrand, including renaming as The Foundation for Montana History.  The mission remains the same: to preserve the legacy of Montana&rsquo...

News from the MT Department of Livestock HELENA — Following multiple confirmed cases of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) in Flathead County, the Montana Department of Livestock recommended that horse owners and event coordinators in the Flathead Valley limit travel and cancel events th...

CSKT to receive water rights settlement funds News from the Office of Senator Tester HELENA — The DOI announced on Feb. 3 that they will be allocating more than $232 million from Senator Tester’s bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to fulfill Indian Water rights settlements in Montana. ...

News from Montana Legislative Branch HELENA/ZOOM — The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission meets Feb. 10-11, in Helena Capitol Room 172 and on Zoom to discuss the 68th Montana Legislature’s recommendations to tentative commission plan TCP-3 for state legislative districting. ...

HELENA — One week before Gov. Greg Gianforte was scheduled to give his State of the State address to the Montana Legislature, a panel of lawmakers tabled and then revived one of the flagship bills in his tax package, which would spend a quarter of the state’s nearly $2 billion surplus on property...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte  HELENA — Following a year of records for low unemployment, labor force growth, and total employment, Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced Montana’s unemployment rate fell to 2.8% in December as the state’s total employment and labo...