Articles with the Tag: government

News from Montana Wildlife Federation HELENA — President-elect Joe Biden indicated Thursday that he plans to nominate Representative Deb Haaland to serve as the next Secretary of Interior. Haaland would be the first Indigenous woman to serve in the role. “As Interior Secretary, Representat...

Nearly nine months into a pandemic, COVID-19 has impacted Montanans in every corner of the state. Nearly 800 Montanans have lost their lives to the virus and many others have gotten sick and are experiencing long-term impacts that we don’t yet understand. Others have experienced a job loss, a lack of p...

News from the Montana Public Service Commission  MONTANA — On July 16, the Federal Communications Commission approved the designation of 988 as the new, nationwide, three-digit abbreviated code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The 988 hotline will provide a phone number for Ameri...

News from the Office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — A pilot program launched by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation is developing a collaborative community response plan to quickly address emergent Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons cases in Indian ...

News from the Senator Jon Tester   MONTANA — U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced new, bipartisan legislation to ensure that small businesses receive promised loan forgiveness for Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Advance Grants, which were distributed to provide relief to small businesses hard hit...

News from the Montana Department of Revenue   MONTANA – The Montana Department of Revenue has begun the process to make licenses available for recreational marijuana cultivation and sale by Oct. 1, 2021, following the recent voter approval of Initiative 190.  “There’s a lo...

News from the office of Governor Bullock MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock today highlighted the beginning of the 2020 open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act and promotion and outreach efforts to ensure Montanans have quality and affordable health insurance coverage, especially during t...

News from the office of Governor-elect Greg Gianforte BOZEMAN — Governor-elect Greg Gianforte today named Mike Milburn as chairman of his gubernatorial transition. “I’m excited that Mike Milburn will lead our transition,” Governor-elect Gianforte said. “Mike has the know...

News from the Unites States Department of Justice MISSOULA — The former executive manager of a Flathead area irrigation board was sentenced to prison on Tuesday, Nov. 24, after she admitted stealing from the organization to buy personal items like a calving pen, a guitar and tires, said U.S. Attor...

News from DPHHS MONTANA — The Department of Public Health and Human Services announced the formation of the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Coordination Team last week, which is comprised of key stakeholders from various sectors across the state, many are already established COVID-19 crisis response par...