Articles with the Tag: Montana
News from Montana FWP MONTANA — Deer and elk hunters took to the field Oct. 24 for the general big game season and they’ll all need to keep in mind a few important pieces of information from bears to poaching. Be bear aware Grizzly bear populations are continuing to expan...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park MONTANA — In early October, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks was notified of 18 deer from across the state that tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The positive deer all come from areas where CWD was previously known to exist, including hunti...
News from Montana VA MONTANA — Over 6,200 Montana veterans have received flu shots at Montana VA Health Care System sites in the past month. Veterans have received flu shots at walk-in and drive-thru clinics at 14 sites from Plentywood to Billings and Hamilton to Kalispell. “I encou...
News from Montana VA MONTANA — With over 9,100 female veterans in Montana, the Montana VA Health Care System is encouraging veterans to be proactive with breast cancer screenings during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “Women have a larger presence in our military than ever ...
With Election Day less than two weeks away, the Valley Journal wraps up its coverage with brief profiles of three uncontested local races: District Judge James Manley, who is running unopposed for another six-year term; Republican Greg Hertz, who is running unopposed for Senate District 6, the seat currently...
MONTANA — As Montanans stirred in the early hours of Nov. 9, 2016, one of the state’s marquee races was still too close to call. An early Democratic lead from the night before had already dissolved, and when the election dust finally settled, five-term state legislator and retired Billings school...
News from the Montana Commerce Department MONTANA — Montana Commerce Department Director Tara Rice announced the Department will begin accepting applications for the Tourism Grant Program until Nov. 30 for the 2021 grant cycle. The Tourism Grant Program funds projects that strengthen Mont...
MSU News Service Montana State University recently released the results of its Treasure State poll weighing Montana attitudes for the 2020 general election set for Nov 3. All the major races are close and the poll has a 3.9 percent margin of error, according to David Parker, MSU political scien...
News from UM Bureau of Business, Economic Research MONTANA — The Montana economy could receive a significant boost in revenue, if it were to tax the sale of legalized recreational cannabis, according to a new study released by researchers at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the...
News from OPI MONTANA — The Montana Office of Public Instruction received a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide professional development to general and special educators in serving special needs students. The grant is authorized by the federal In...