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2025 Annual Report fees waived

News from the  MT Secretary of State HELENA — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen is once again waiving fees for Montana businesses. Secretary Jacobsen announced that the 2025 Annual Report filing fees will be waived for all Montana businesses, resulting in millions of dollars in savings. Secretary Jacobsen previously eliminated the 2024 Annual Report filing fee and is excited to provide savings to hard-working Montana businesses once again. “The Secretary of State’s Office is proud to make it easier to do business in Montana, and we’re working daily to assist businesses on their journey,” said Secretary Jacobsen. “By cutting and w...


Governor’s Housing Task Force announces meeting

News from MT Governor's Housing Task Force MONTANA — The Housing Task Force will meet with the Governor on Aug. 21, 2024, from 1-2 p.m. in-person and online. The final report and meeting agenda will be posted to the Housing Task Force webpage prior to the meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to...


Tester secures $3.4M for Missoula Airport

News from the office of Senator Tester  BIG SANDY — As a direct result of his bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $3,429,372 for Missoula Airport. This funding will go towards construction of the new 145,000 square foot terminal to reduce delays and accommodate more...


MT election team celebrates National Poll Worker Recruitment Day MT election team celebrates National Poll Worker Recruitment Day

News from MT Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen HELENA — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen joined thousands of election officials nationwide on Thursday to celebrate National Poll Worker Recruitment Day. Established by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), National Poll Worker ...


Daines’ online privacy bill passes U.S. Senate Daines’ online privacy bill passes U.S. Senate

 News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today applauded passage of a bipartisan package that will safeguard minors using online platforms, provide parental control tools and create disclosure requirements for platforms on the harms potentially faced by ...


New agreement expands satellite use for early wildfire detection

News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON —  The Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Forest Service have signed an agreement with the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to use the NOAA Geostationary Op...


Democrats wrap up listening tour

News from the MT Democratic Party HELENA — Saying that democracy means listening to people, Montana Democrats recently completed a series of well-publicized, open public meetings in 13 different towns and rural communities across Montana to receive input directly from citizens about how their gove...


State-Tribal Relations Committee meetings scheduled

News form MT State Legislature PABLO — The State-Tribal Relations Committee will meet on Aug. 7 in Browning (Blackfeet) and on Aug. 8 in Pablo (Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes).  Zoom will not be available since these meetings will be off-site, but the committee always accepts wr...


$6.5M invested to support tribal, urban Indian health organizations

 News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA – Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced an investment of up to $6.5 million in one-time grants to Tribal nations and Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHOs) to support and improve behavioral health services provided in Native American ...


Bipartisan group seeks to protect MT’s potato crops

News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a bipartisan group of senators urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase efforts in protecting crops from the potato wart disease. “If potato wart should enter the United States, our f...


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