HELENA, Montana, June 18 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock announced the creation of a loan deferment program to assist Montana businesses impacted by COVID-19. The Montana Loan Deferment Program will allow businesses and other entities to defer payments on existing loans for six to 12 months and free up a significant amount of otherwise dedicated capital for the borrower to leverage on a monthly basis. If a borrower is approved for the more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 19 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock visited the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, whose community testing event marks the completion of the first round of COVID-19 community testing in Montana's tribal communities. "I am grateful to all of Montana's tribes for their partnership as we move forward together in the fight against COVID-19," said Governor Bullock. "The virus is still here with us and as we learn more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 18 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock and Montana No Kid Hungry announced $108,550 in grants to six organizations to continue operating emergency food services in response to COVID-19. "We are grateful for the many diverse and innovative food programs that continue to support families throughout every corner of our state," Governor Bullock said. "As Montanans try to balance work, family and personal needs during thi more PR

BUTTE, Montana, June 20 -- Montana Tech issued the following news release: The Montana Tech Foundation has teamed up with Realize Hope to launch a friendly competition to Can-COVID. The competition between Montana Tech, Carroll College, and Montana Western will raise funds for the Montana Food Bank Network and students whose education was threatened by the COVID-19 outbreak. 70% of the funds raised go to the Montana Food Bank Network that supports Montana's local food banks and pantries. 30% o more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 18 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: As states across the country begin to reopen and nearly half are seeing COVID-19 cases rise, Governor Tom Wolf announced Friday that Pennsylvania is not one of them. Today at a daily COVID briefing with Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine, he noted another milestone: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proprietary data for states indicates that we are one of just three states that h more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 17 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: University of Montana law Professor Jordan Gross has earned a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to serve as a research chair in Indigenous Public Policy and Criminal Justice at the University of Guelph, Ontario. Gross, who teaches in UM's Blewett School of Law, is one of over 800 U.S. citizens who will teach, conduct research and provide expertise abroad for the 2020-21 academic year through the Fulbr more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 16 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Dr. Alan Townsend, an ecosystem ecologist who previously led distinguished programs at Duke University and the University of Colorado Boulder, will join the University of Montana as dean of the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Townsend will start his new duties Oct. 1. "We are thrilled to welcome Alan Townsend to the University of Montana," said Jon Harbor, UM executive vice president an more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, June 19 -- The University of the Cumberlands issued the following news release: Geoff and Sky Marietta, local business owners and employees at University of the Cumberlands, have written a book entitled Rural Education in America: What Works for Our Students, Teachers, and Communities. The book is under production with Harvard Ed Press and should be available for pre-order in July. Sky Marietta grew up in Appalachian Kentucky before attending college at Yale, and Geoff  more PR