Articles with the Tag: government
News from DPHHS MONTANA - The Montana Asthma Control Program (MACP) has been honored with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2025 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management. This national recognition celebrates MACP’s exceptional, whole-community ap...
News from the Office of the Governor HELENA - Governor Greg Gianforte and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz recently formalized a landmark Shared Stewardship Agreement between the State of Montana and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. This historic agreement establis...
News from the MT Dept. of Labor & Industry HELENA - The Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) announced recently it will begin enforcing the Legal Employment and Government Accountability Law, a new state law that requires employers to verify the lawful employment status of all workers pr...
If a public information request becomes too costly for an individual or organization to pursue, that, in essence, means constitutional access to public documents is denied. On May 8, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law House Bill 100, which was requested by the Department of Administration, and spon...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte MISSOULA – Governor Gianforte recently continued his 56 County Tour visiting with Montanans in Flathead, Lake, and Missoula counties to celebrate legislative partnerships and business innovation in western Montana. “Working with our partner...
MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Boaters in Montana no longer need a validation decal from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks thanks to legislation signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte on May 1. The legislation was sponsored by Rep. Steve Kelly and was proposed by FWP. The main feature ...
Federal grants often serve as the backbone of rural library services. Without their local library, many communities would lose access to basic resources. However, recent federal actions have placed critical funding for public libraries and museums in jeopardy. Following an executive order from President T...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently signed into law a bill to ban the manufacturing and sale of lab-grown meat in Montana. “If you’ve ever had the pleasure of enjoying a cut of Montana beef, you know there is no substitute,” Gov...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA – Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced Montana has the third lowest unemployment rate in the nation, behind South Dakota and North Dakota. Montana’s unemployment rate remained unchanged and near its record low at 2.7 percent in April...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, released the following statement after a hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of the ...
