Government

News from U.S. Fish  and Wildlife Service WASHINGTON D.C. — Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt recently announced the Bison Conservation Initiative, a new cooperative initiative that will coordinate conservation strategies and approaches for the wild American Bison over the next 10 years. The Department of the Interior and its partners have been successful in restoring the populations of the American Bison and supporting healthy herds. With unprecedented interest and cooperation among partners, including states, tribes, nations and non-governmental organizations bison conservation is well equipped to move beyond the confluence of strong analytical assessments and towa...

News from Humanities Montana MONTANA – Humanities Montana will, in the weeks ahead, provide nearly $400,000 in grants to the state’s museums, historic sites and cultural institutions affected by the COVID-19 health crisis. Humanities-focused nonprofit organizations based in Montana that a...

UM News Service Montanans will face a “broad-based recession of greater magnitude than what was experienced in 2008-09” in 2020, according to an analysis of the state economy released by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana. The BBER report details the...

MONTANA – The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is encouraging Montana employers to sign up for the State Information Data Exchange System to receive next-day Unemployment Insurance claims-related notices electronically. “By signing up for this platform, employers can help us process cl...

News from the Office of the Governor HELENA — Governor Steve Bullock today announced that he has appointed Councilman Martin Charlo of Pablo to the Invasive Species Council. Charlo is a representative of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and a Tribal Councilman for the Confederated Salis...

News from the Office of Senator Tester   MONTANA  – One week after urging FEMA to open up $100 million of appropriated funding for first responders to purchase personal protective equipment and other supplies to address COVID-19, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced that Montana fire depart...

News from the office of Senator Tester MONTANA – With Montana airports struggling to keep up with costs after the COVID-19 pandemic brought air travel to a standstill, U.S. Senator Jon Tester successfully secured $30,000 to help the Ronan Airport cover operational expenses, staffing and certain de...

News from the Office of Governor Steve Bullock MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock recently recognized the additional efforts of Montana’s mental health providers, who have donated personal protective equipment and are expanding access to mental health services in response to the increased ment...

News from Senator Jon Tester BIG SANDY —  U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced $300,000 in pandemic relief funding for the Montana Department of Health and Human Services for Aging and Disability Resource Centers that help older Montanans navigate and support long-term care service systems...

News from the Office of the Governor  MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced he has secured hundreds of thousands of facemasks, shields and gloves from private market distributors to protect Montana healthcare workers on the front lines of the response to COVID-19. “Ensuring enou...