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Governor establishes Coronavirus Relief Fund Task Force

News from the Office of the Governor   MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced the establishment of the Coronavirus Relief Fund Task Force to provide guidance and advice on how to best use $1.25 billion appropriated to Montana through the Federal CARES Act to assist workers, businesses and ...

Spring sports canceled for the school year

News from the Montana High School Association MONTANA – As you are aware, the governor has issued a reopening plan for the state, which included allowing local school districts to determine allowing in-person instruction on May. Because of the previous MHSA Board action, resumption of spring ac...

Local control restored to Montana education

News from Elsie Arntzen, Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction   MONTANA – Local control is returning to our school districts. During these unprecedented times, as the state superintendent, I have made strong recommendations to the governor to honor local control and flexibility...

UM researchers urge governments to address Transboundary Mining Pollution UM researchers urge governments to address Transboundary Mining Pollution

UM News Service FLATHEAD LAKE – An international group of science and policy experts have published a joint commentary in the journal Science, urging U.S. and Canadian leadership to immediately address damages and risks caused by Canadian mine pollution flowing downstream into U.S. states. Led ...

Climate change generates anxiety, distress for Montana farmers, ranchers

MONTANA — Researchers have known for years that the current and projected impacts of climate change present challenges for agricultural productivity, with potentially serious consequences for farm and ranch livelihoods. But what hasn’t been clear is what this means for farmers’ and ranchers...

Montana Historical Society publishes survey, art challenge for COVID-19 Montana Historical Society publishes survey, art challenge for COVID-19

MONTANA – The current coronavirus pandemic is an undoubtedly historic event, and the Montana Historical Society wants to engage Montanans in both recording our present moment and engaging with the state’s history. “We’re living through history as we speak, so as a historical societ...

Montana schools to receive more than $8.7M in relief funding

News from the Office of Senator Jon Tester BIG SANDY — Continuing his push to provide relief to Montana’s students and schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced $8,764,495 in Department of Education funding for the Montana Governor’s Emergency Education R...

Valley Views

Coronavirus is not going to disappear anytime soon. There is no vaccine or cure. The primary goal of the current public health and safety measures have been to slow the spread of the virus so our healthcare system would not collapse. In Montana, we have succeeded. Since the beginning of this crisis, a mas...

Paycheck Protection Loan program waits for more funding

News from Dan Nordberg, SBA’s Region VIII administrator  MONTANA – The initial allotment of $349 billion dollars for the Paycheck Protection Program has been exhausted, and the Small Business Administration will be unable to accept new applications until congress appropriates additional...

Directive extends motor vehicle deadlines

News from the Office of the Governor   MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock issued a directive allowing Montanans to renew their driver’s licenses online and by mail and extended the deadline to complete title and registration paperwork to provide essential services without furthering the s...


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