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Daines pushes for grizzly bear delisting five months past review deadline Daines pushes for grizzly bear delisting five months past review deadline

News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing pushed for the delisting of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems and called out the delay in the delisting ...

Daines announces bipartisan Central Asia Caucus

News from the office of Sen. Steve Daines U.S. SENATE – On July 10, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) announced the formation of the Senate Central Asia Caucus. The Caucus will focus on strengthening the United States’ relationship with allies in Central Asia, increasing trade and investme...

Tester calls on ITC to uphold trade practices

Senator in letter to ITC: “The Chinese Communist Party wants nothing more than to replace us as the world’s leading superpower, and their trade cheating is part of that effort.” News from the Office of Sen. Jon Tester U.S. SENATE — After a preliminary investigation by the U.S....

$700,000 invested to expand MT Family Peer Support Services

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced an investment of $700,000 to expand peer support services for Montana families and caregivers. As recommended by the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations (BHSFG) Commission, the investment ...

BlueCross BlueShield to continue as state plan’s medical third-party administrator vendor

News from the Montana Department of Administration HELENA — On Friday, June 21, the Department of Administration (DOA) announced its intent to award the medical Third-Party Administrator (TPA) contract for the state’s health plan to the incumbent provider, BlueCross BlueShield of Montana (BC...

Valley Views

In our previous columns, we introduced our organization and explained our constitutionally granted Right to Know, underscoring its importance. This time, we’ll talk about the accessibility of this Right for individuals from Carter County to Kalispell, how “fees” can disrupt the right, and w...

Application period for composting, more opens

News from USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) pilot projects for fiscal year 2024. The cooperative agreements, using remaining funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, are jointly administered by USDA&...

Join MT ‘Soil Your Undies Challenge’ Join MT ‘Soil Your Undies Challenge’

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Fight continues against government secrecy

News from Upper Seven Law HELENA — On June 13, 2024, a group of Montana voters responded to Senator Keith Regier’s unprecedented attempt to avoid discovery of documents related to partisan gerrymandering of the Public Service Commission (“PSC”). A district court previously held tha...

Valley Views

Having proudly served as former Secretaries of State in Montana, we understand how important democracy is to the people of our state. It’s not a matter of what side of the aisle you stand on – it’s a matter of what you value. Recently our state’s Supreme Court reaffirmed that Monta...


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