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Wounded Veterans Recreation Act passes

News from the office of Senator Jon Tester U.S. SENATE — After sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, the Senate unanimously passed S.327, the, legislation to make all veterans with service-connected disabilities eligible for a free, lifetime entry to United States national parks and othe...

Lifting Voices: Tackling Montana’s 2020 census challenge

MONTANA — With Montana’s response rate in the 2020 census lagging the national average, the state’s census promoters have an uphill climb to retool get-out-the-count efforts that have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even so, the stakes of ensuring the state has the most complete...

MSU Extension discusses financial power of attorney during pandemic

MSU News Service MONTANA — If a person falls ill during the COVID-19 pandemic, many questions may need to be answered about their finances.  Montana State University Extension educators suggest creating a financial power of attorney to help protect a person’s assets if they are hospi...

Montana grant recipients announced

News from OPI MONTANA — The Office of Public Instruction announced grant award recipients under the Montana Comprehensive Literacy State Development Project. Polson and Ronan school districts are receiving MCLSD funding. Last year, Montana received a five-year, $50 million federal Striving Read...

On-the-farm training On-the-farm training

Montana is the oldest state west of the Mississippi, and demographic projections show the state growing collectively older as more Montanans enter their senior years. The economic, cultural, and personal impacts of that trend present the state and its residents with new challenges and, with those challenge...

Tester pushes administration to cut red tape

News from the office of Senator Jon Tester  MONTANA – As businesses across Montana continue to cope with coronavirus fallout, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is pushing to cut red tape for a critical small business relief program.  Tester urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Busi...

Ronan student wins state DAR contest Ronan student wins state DAR contest

News from DAR  MONTANA – The Montana State Society Daughters of the American Revolution is proud to announce that James Normandeau, a graduating senior at Ronan High School, was one of two state winners of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s Good Citizen essay co...

Local group urges residents to complete census Local group urges residents to complete census

FLATHEAD RESERVATION – Once every ten years, the federal government counts residents of the United States, and a local group is working to ensure that residents of the Flathead Reservation are included in the 2020 count.  The census is available for completion at mycensus2020.org. It takes less...

Montana’s family farms, ranches face uncertain future as producers age out Montana’s family farms, ranches face uncertain future as producers age out

Montana is the oldest state west of the Mississippi, and demographic projections show the state growing collectively older as more Montanans enter their senior years. The economic, cultural, and personal impacts of that trend present the state and its residents with new challenges and, with those challenges...

Governor announces $8.7M in emergency grants

News from the Office of Governor Steve Bullock MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced $8.7 million in federal grants will be distributed to education entities across the state to ramp up remote learning opportunities, technology infrastructure and workforce training opportunities. “Ou...


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