Government
News from Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte is facing legal action for refusing to release records from the legislative session, according to a new lawsuit filed today in Helena. The lawsuit seeks release of “Agency Bill Monitoring Forms” created by Gianforte and his staff. The forms are new to the executive branch, and precisely what they contain is a mystery, but they likely show whether the Administration believed bills advancing through the legislature had serious legal problems or were unconstitutional. The Governor has refused to divulge any information about the forms—not even how many were sent to and from his Offic...
This month, U.S. Senators began the markup of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution package. This rubber-meets-road moment seems to have given pause to some in their party whose votes will be needed to get a bill through Congress and across the President’s desk. Among them is Monta...
News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Intertribal Timber Council. As climate change propels larger, costlier and more complex wildfires, this agreement emphasizes the importance of co...
News from USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing additional time for livestock and poultry producers to apply for the Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP). Producers who suffered losses during the pandemic due to insufficient access to processing may ...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Montana’s unemployment rate hit a 14-year low, dropping to 3.5 percent in August. The national unemployment rate for August is 5.2 percent. “With Montana open for business and more Montanans returning to good-paying jobs, our econo...
News from DPHHS HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte and Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Adam Meier announced Montana has contracted with six treatment providers to pilot an integrated, evidence-based program to expand the State’s capacity to treat stimulant use disorders...
LAKE COUNTY – Four Lake County legislators met with county commissioners last Tuesday to discuss a laundry list of concerns, ranging from an over-crowded jail and traffic congestion to redistricting and frustration with the local office of the Department of Revenue. State Senators Greg Hertz, ...
News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced $679,441 in new Federal Communications Commission pandemic relief funding for the University of Montana College of Health in Missoula to purchase telemedicine kits. The kits will enable critical, re...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced the investment of $6 million to strengthen Montana’s workforce and provide job training to Montanans, particularly to individuals with disabilities and those who have become unemployed since the on...
News from the office of Governor Greg Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced efforts to improve Montana drought and water supply planning last week. This planning effort was discussed during the Governor’s Drought and Water Supply Committee meeting. Approved in 1995, the existi...
