CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 7 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline ("ACP") due to ongoing delays and increasing cost uncertainty which threaten the economic viability of the project. Despite last month's overwhelming 7-2 victory at the United States Supreme Court, which vindicated the project and decisions made by permitting agencies, recent developments have created more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 8 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. The broad infrastructure bill would provide billions of dollars for increased rural broadband access, road and bridge repairs, affordable housing and more, and is estimated to create more than 2 million jobs. Rather than standing up for the proposed investments in Montana, Greg Gianforte voted no. This isn't the first time tha more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 9 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following statement on July 8 applauding the Supreme Court rulings protecting religious liberty: "Today's rulings are victories for one of our most fundamental civil rights: the free exercise of religion. "On behalf of the state of Montana, I filed briefs supporting the Constitutional rights of religious schools and organizations to operate according to their beliefs without undue government interference. "I am pleased tha more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 7 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Attorney General Tim Fox and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) launched a podcast as part of Fox's presidential initiative with the organization. Episodes of "The People's Lawyer" relate thematically to Fox's NAAG presidential initiative, "Transformational Leadership and Civility." Through a series of interviews with nine other attorneys general, Fox explores the importance of coll more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 11 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 10: Yesterday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings in two cases focused on President Trump's ability to withhold his tax returns from the public. Just days before, Greg Gianforte released carefully selected portions of his tax returns- right before a holiday weekend - which showed that he earned $184 million over the past ten years, nearly 3,500 times as much as the average Montana famil more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 8 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Bozeman Daily Chronicle called upon Rep. Greg Gianforte and Sen. Steve Daines to drop their efforts to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), describing such attempts to "cu[t] health care" as "disastrous," "cruel," and "unforgivable." Just last week, Gianforte and Daines confirmed that they still want to repeal the ACA, even in the middle of a pandemic. The ACA paved the way for Montana's Medicaid more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 9 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new report found that the price of hundreds of medicines has increased during the coronavirus pandemic. Steve Daines has often paid lip service to lowering prescription drug prices for hard-working Montanans, yet he has voted against measures to bring down costs - instead he's been busy looking out for his Big Pharma donors. Last year, Daines voted to strike a proposal which would have penalized pharma more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 9 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new report shows that drug overdoses have sky-rocketed across the nation since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. While Senator Steve Daines often pays lip service to fighting the opioid epidemic, he remains dead-set on gutting the Affordable Care Act - the very law that paved the way for Montana's Medicaid expansion -- even in the middle of a pandemic. Since Governor Bullock signed the bipartisan  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 11 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Montana continues to weather an unprecedented pandemic, Maryland Matt Rosendale has remained steadfast in his opposition to Montana's Medicaid expansion program, which currently covers more than 80,000 Montanans across the state, has created thousands of jobs, and has proven to be a lifeline for rural hospitals and the communities they support. As a state legislator, Rosendale infamously voted agains more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 11 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator Steve Daines will attend the opening of a Missoula veterans clinic where he'll no doubt gloss over his record in Washington D.C. of pushing policies that threaten the financial security and health care of Montana's veterans. Daines remains dead-set on repealing the Affordable Care Act, which paved the way for Medicaid expansion, which provides a crucial lifeline for veterans who don't qualify fo more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 8 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: While hosting a taxpayer-funded tele-townhall, Congressman Gianforte was asked by a constituent about his previous support for a statewide sales tax in Montana. In response, Gianforte lied, claiming, "I've never advocated for a sales tax." FACT CHECK: Greg Gianforte called a statewide sales tax an "ideal solution," and has even testified on behalf of a bill to lower the income tax for millionaires like  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 11 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: After being formally nominated to serve as the director of the Bureau of Land Management, anti-public lands zealot William Perry Pendley will come before the U.S. Senate for a confirmation hearing. Steve Daines has pledged his support for Pendley - who has argued for the sale of all federal lands - and Greg Gianforte has remained silent as his nomination advances. The threat William Perry Pendley poses  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 9 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 8: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration allowing employers to stand in between a woman and her access to contraceptive coverage - giving a win to Senator Steve Daines and his allies dead-set on undermining women's healthcare. Daines has a well-documented history of seeking to undermine women's access to healthcare. Daines supported a bill that would allow employers to stand more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 11 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on, candidate for State Auditor Troy Downing continues to support junk insurance -- despite the fact that the plans could "reject Montanans who have pre-existing health conditions." Recently, a new report revealed that many consumers have been forced to pay for their own lifesaving treatment under short-term junk insurance plans, but Downing continues to consider them a more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 9 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In the midst of a public health and economic crisis, Republican candidate for State Auditor Troy Downing continues to support repealing the Affordable Care Act, which protects 152,000 Montanans with pre-existing conditions against insurance company discrimination, and insures more than 80,000 Montanans through Medicaid expansion. When discussing the ACA during his failed 2018 bid for U.S. Senate, Downing more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is out this morning with the first TV ad in the Montana Senate race exposing how Democrat Steve Bullock's government-controlled health care agenda would be disastrous for Montanans. WATCH HERE (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fnrsc.us20.list-manage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d3a1b82cbf9ea2c3a07197a1c1%26id%3ddfee022c0e%26e%3d more PR

BUTTE, Montana, July 9 -- NorthWestern Energy issued the following news release: NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) announced that it will host an investor conference call and webcast on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time to review its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2020. The Company also plans to issue a news release detailing its second quarter financial results the evening of July 28, 2020, after the NYSE close. The conferenc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: RGA Right Direction PAC, an organization affiliated with the Republican Governors Association (RGA) released its first television and radio ads of the 2020 Montana gubernatorial election, highlighting Democratic Lt. Governor Mike Cooney's decades of collecting a paycheck from the taxpayers while raising taxes and fees on hardworking Montanans. The ads, titled "Enough," spotlight Cooney's 44 years as a more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 -- S&P Global Platts, a subsidiary of S&P Global, issued the following news: A recent US appeals court judge's order to shut the 570,000 b/d Dakota Access oil pipeline for a year starting next month could result in extended curtailments of shut-in wells in the North Dakota/Montana play, analysts said July 7. A lack of adequate pipeline takeaway, combined with the need to scramble other modes of oil transportation, most likely rail car availability and crews, may result i more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, July 7 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: New research from the University of Montana's Big Sky Poll found that the majority of Montanans would prefer to cast their ballot by mail this November. Funded by the Headwaters Foundation, the poll found that 57% of respondents said they believe voting at a polling place November 2020 is safe, however, 66% prefer casting their ballot by mail. The poll also found: * 53% of registered voters strongly beli more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, July 9 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: New research by University of Montana doctoral student Anthony Lapsansky provides insights into how four species of seabirds have developed the ability to cruise through both air and water. Lapsansky's study was published in the open-access journal eLife. It reveals that birds from the Alcidae family, which includes puffins, murres and their relatives, produce efficient propulsive wakes while flying and s more PR