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Grants for combatting veteran suicide announced

News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — The Department of Veterans Affairs is accepting applications for a new suicide prevention grant program created under U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (Hannon Act). Named ...

Governor claims new restriction on ‘Montanans’ Right to Know’

News from Constance Van Kley, Upper Seven Law HELENA — In the 2021 legislative session, Governor Greg Gianforte implemented a new method of tracking legislation — the “Agency Bill Monitoring Form.” Shortly after the session ended, Montana citizen Jayson O’Neill submitted an...

Funding to support public transportation and job growth in urban, rural parts of state

News from the office of Senator Tester  U.S. Senate — As a part of the bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced on April 15 that he secured more than $30 million for Montana rural and urban public transit. Earlier this year, Tester announced $11 million in partial-year...

Bipartisan resolution recognizies National Park Week

News from the offices of Senator Tester and Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — Bipartisan Senate resolution marking April 16, 2022 through April 24, 2022 as National Park Week passed the U.S. Senate recently.   “Our national parks help set us apart from the rest of the world, and in M...

Bipartisan Postal Reform Bill signed into law

News from the offices of Senator Daines, Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines was at the White House for the official signing ceremony of his bipartisan bill that supports the United States Postal Service (USPS). “Happy to be at the White House today to celebrate my bipa...

Ruling grants preliminary injunction against voting bills

News from Upper Seven Law HELENA — Following oral argument last month, a court has ruled that the state is prohibited from enforcing several election-related bills enacted last year, including House Bill 506, which restricted newly-18-year-old voters from accessing ballots, House Bill 176, which e...

Registration opens for conference on tourism, recreation

News from the Montana Department of Commerce HELENA — The Montana Department of Commerce has announced that registration is open for the 2022 Montana Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Recreation. The event will be held in Billings, April 17-19, at the DoubleTree by Hilton and Great Northe...

Downing seeks to assist capital investors

HELENA — Commissioner Troy Downing is seeking to identify Montanans who invested in precious metals and coins purchased from Lear Capital, Inc. The Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI) recently contacted 165 known investors in the state, encouraging them to provide information to help CSI bet...

Legislative Notes

We are five of the youngest lawmakers in the Montana Legislature. At 20, 21, 24, 29, and 31 years old, we are in various stages of renting and home ownership, and all of us are concerned about the housing crisis facing Montana. In every one of our communities—Billings, Belgrade, Columbia Falls, and eve...

March declared Red Cross Month

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte earlier this month proclaimed March 2022 as Red Cross Month in Montana to recognize the lasting legacy of American Red Cross founder Clara Barton and the organization’s impact in Montana. President Franklin D. Roo...


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