Articles with the Tag: Montana
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Approving the recommendations of the Communications Advisory Commission, Governor Greg Gianforte today announced a $309 million investment to expand access to reliable broadband for 62,000 families, small businesses, farms, and ranches in Montana...
News from the CSKT, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, and Ktunaxa Nation Council CANADA — As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosts the international community in Montreal this week for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, the six Indigenous governments from the transboundary Ktunaxa Nation ar...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Amazon’s first facility in Montana is currently under construction in Missoula. Representing Amazon’s first major investment in Montana, the new facility will create more than 100 new jobs. &...
News from Montana State Legislature ZOOM — The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission has changed the format of its Dec. 21 public hearing on the state legislative redistricting plan. The meeting will be held entirely on Zoom. The Zoom hearing starts at 9 a.m. and will be streamed live a...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Those interested in entering a lottery for a guided trophy bison hunt on the Blackfeet Reservation will have two opportunities to enter the drawing. The first lottery drawing will be held Jan. 17; the deadline to enter is midnight on Jan. 16. ...
News from the office of Senator Daines WHITEFISH — On Wednesday, Dec. 14, Senator Daines released the following statement in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Whitefish Mountain Resort. “For the last 75 years, Big Mountain has helped folks experience the beauty of Montana and enjoy o...
MONTANA — Citing threats posed by disease and climate change, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the whitebark pine is receiving federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. A 2018 assessment found that more than half of the standing whitebark pine trees in the West had ...
ESSEX — The Izaak Walton Inn, a beloved old lodge and resort on the southern edge of Glacier National Park, has been sold to a Washington-based hospitality company. The new owner, LOGE Camps, has properties in Washington, Oregon and California. Its mission is to “find forgotten motels near our...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans about ways to stay healthy when preparing and consuming food during the upcoming holiday season. So far in 2022, there have been 25 gastrointestinal illness outbreaks reported in Montana in numerous counti...
MONTANA — The state’s 2022 midterm election ran accurately and smoothly as determined by the Montana Board of State Canvassers, and election officials across the state agree. Roughly 61% of Montana’s registered voters cast ballots in a midterm election that featured a return to electing ...