Articles with the Tag: government
“Short staffed. It’s the new pandemic,” reads a sign at an Ennis restaurant. “We can’t hire employees,” business owners said repeatedly during a recent listening session at the Shovel & Spoon Restaurant in Sheridan. Business folks from Ennis, Sheridan, and Twin Bridges...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Greg Gianforte ended the state of emergency in Montana he declared in January of 2021 to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. “Months ago, the light at the end of the tunnel was distant and dim. As we’ve worked together ...
News from DPHHS HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced that the state will devote America Rescue Plan Act funds to increase access to quality child care services for Montana families, protect Montana seniors, and provide home energy and home water assistance to low-income Montanans. T...
Municipal elections in the Mission Valley’s three incorporated communities suddenly became races when multiple candidates filed on, or just before, the deadline of June 21. All three towns went from one, or in Polson’s case, no candidates for mayor to contests for each seat. In St. Ignat...
HELENA — The Legislature on Tuesday, June 22, announced it will withdraw all outstanding subpoenas issued against members of the judiciary over the past three months, a major reversal in the rancorous dispute that centered on whether the Legislature acted properly in seeking extensive records from Supr...
$22.2M more in ARPA funds for MT cities, towns News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced the disbursement of nearly $22.2 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to 42 cities and towns across the state. “These ARPA funds ...
LAKE COUNTY — With a June 21 filing deadline fast approaching for municipal elections, there are still ample opportunities to serve in city government up and down the Mission Valley. In Polson, the question facing the city commission post-election might be: who fills the mayor’s seat if ...
News from the office of Administration for Children and Families WASHINGTON, D.C.— This week, the Children and Families’ Administration for Native Americans announced the availability of $19 million in supplemental grant funding through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ANA is currently a...
News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement after the “U.S. Innovation and Competition Act,” originally known as the “Endless Frontier Act,” a bipartisan bill to keep the U.S. competitive in the race ag...
In response to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s recently published opinion and the opinion of the Montana Attorney General regarding critical race theory, the undersigned members of the Montana Legislative Indian Caucus offer the following response. In 1972, the Montana legisla...