Articles with the Tag: Montana

News from the Office of the Governor HELENA — Along with Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Adam Meier, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, and Todd Wilson of the Helena Indian Alliance, Governor Greg Gianforte recently emphasized the state’s commitment to...

News from the Montana Department of Revenue HELENA — Montanans have just a few more weeks to report the number of each type of livestock they own in order to pay the per capita fees set yearly by the Montana Board of Livestock. Livestock reports are due March 1. Owners can report online through...

News from the office of the Governor HELENA — Earlier this month, Governor Gianforte proclaimed February 2022 Black History Month in Montana to reflect on and celebrate the achievements of Black Montanans as well as their contributions.  In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford established Black ...

News from USDA MONTANA — Agricultural producers and landowners can sign up soon for the Conservation Reserve Program, a cornerstone conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a key tool in the Biden-Harris Administration effort to address climate change and achie...

LAKE COUNTY — Two local medical centers, St. Luke Community Healthcare in Ronan and Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson, are renewing efforts to get staff and contractors fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by March 15, the date set by a federal vaccine mandate recently upheld by the Supreme C...

News from DPHHS HELENA — Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Adam Meier announced on Feb. 2 approval of the Family First Prevention Plan by the Federal Children’s Bureau. The five-year plan emphasizes prevention services aimed at keeping children and youth safe...

News from Raph Graybill and Rylee Sommers-Flanagan   HELENA — Judge Menahan of the First Judicial District Court held on Feb. 3 that Senate Bill 319, which legislators amended heavily in a closed 16-minute hearing just a day before the end of the 2021 legislative session, violates the Montana ...

News from the Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA — The Montana Student Volunteer Award is presented through a partnership between the Governor’s Office of Community Service and Montana Campus Compact campuses.  Honorees of this annual award are college students across the...

News from Sand County Foundation MONTANA — Know a Montana rancher, farmer or forestland owner who goes above and beyond in the stewardship and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2022 Montana Leopold Conservation Award. Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Far...

FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Fewer CSKT tribal members applied for college aid last year, following national trends, but the tribe has both funds available for education and positions that need filling by college graduates, a tribal education official told tribal council in mid-January.  “Since...