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News from Lake County  LAKE COUNTY — Lake County currently seeks volunteers for several boards. Positions begin on Jan. 1, 2021.   For questions about the area of jurisdiction for a particular board or to obtain an application, please check with Lake County Planning Department. Please note, some meetings may be held via Zoom, given space concerns and COVID-19. Positions are open until filled and include:  Lake County Planning Board This board advises the Lake County Commissioners on planning issues. The board regularly meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. to review and make recommendations on subdivision proposals and to work on long-ran...

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...

News from the Office of Senator Steve Daines MONTANA — U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester and Congressman Greg Gianforte celebrated the U.S. Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation to rename the VA clinic in Bozeman after fallen Montana war hero Staff Sergeant Travis Atkins. &ldqu...

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 the Governor  MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock announced that a new crisis counseling hotline funded by a $1.6 million federal grant is now available to aid Montanans struggling with their mental health due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency...

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 Office of Steve Daines Montana will be receiving its second shipment of Regeneron’s antibody therapeutic, casirivimab and imdevimab, which has received emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. Regeneron’s antibody cocktail is authorized for the treatment...

News from the Montana Department of Labor & Industry   HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry recently announced that Montana has begun paying an additional $200 weekly benefit to unemployed Montanans impacted by COVID-19. Last month, Governor Steve Bullock directed DLI...

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 Office of the Governor MONTANA — On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Governor Steve Bullock announced new public health measures to limit capacity in bars, restaurants, breweries, distilleries and casinos; to limit public gatherings to 25 individuals where social distancing is not possible; and to ...