HELENA, Montana, July 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 21: A longtime opponent of full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Greg Gianforte has made a number of excuses for his refusal to co-sponsor the Great American Outdoors Act. As of, he has a new one - "I forgot how." Today, a spokesperson for Gianforte suggested that the Congressman won't co-sponsor the Great American Outdoors Act, because "a member of the U.S. House [ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As the House of Representatives prepares to vote on the Great American Outdoors Act, Maryland Matt Rosendale is staying silent on whether he supports the largest public lands bill expected to be passed by Congress in over a decade. Rosendale's silence and lack of vocal support for the Great American Outdoors Act does not surprise Montana's ranchers and hunters though. They know his true re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Montana Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov Mike Cooney slammed GOP candidate Greg Gianforte for his anti-public lands agenda - in front of a fishing spot on the East Gallatin River, which Gianforte sued Montanans to block access to. New Jersey millionaire Greg Gianforte has spent his career working to block public access. As Montana's sole Congressman, Gianforte introduced a pair of bills to strip pr more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 22 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Attorney General Tim Fox announced Montana joined with other states and the federal government to settle allegations of fraud against Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS, Inc.), and subsidiary UHS of Delaware, Inc., to settle allegations involving improper admissions and discharges at its inpatient and residential psychiatric and behavioral healthcare facilities. Pennsylvania-based UHS is one of th more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 21 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Attorney General Tim Fox announced he recently joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting federal regulations requiring "graphic image" warning labels, which consist of color images that depict the dangers of smoking, on cigarette packages. The coalition filed the brief in R.J. Reynolds v. FDA in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, supporting  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 23 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: The second episode of Attorney General Tim Fox's "The People's Lawyer" podcast was released, featuring an interview between Fox and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. Stein co-chairs the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Consumer Protection Committee. "General Stein has been front and center on the fight against illegal robocalls," Attorney General Tim Fox said. "We'll talk a more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 18 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock announced Montana's unemployment rate dropped 1.9 percentage points to 7.1% in June. Montana's unemployment rate has steadily iproved since April and is well below the national rate of 11.1% for June. "With nearly 21,000 more Montanans returning to work last month, it's clear our early efforts put Montana on a path toward economic recovery," Governor Bullock said. "As cases ris more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 22 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release on July 21: Governor Steve Bullock, in his official capacity as Governor of Montana, filed a lawsuit to enjoin William Perry Pendley from continuing to exercise the authority of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and the U.S. Constitution. "I'm taking this action today not just to block William Perry Pendley's further illegitimate oversi more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 23 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock announced the state will soon be able to expand surveillance COVID-19 testing for critical front-line health care personnel, essential workers and other groups thanks to a partnership with Montana State University. "Surveillance testing of asymptomatic individuals is a powerful tool in helping slow the spread of the virus in our Montana communities," Bullock said. "Montana State more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Montana Democratic Party released a new ad which chronicles Daines' years long history of "not just working with the Chinese government but actively courting senior Communist Party officials." Daines' close ties to China go back to the 1990s when he lived in the country helping a multinational corporation start factories there, while that company was cutting thousands of jobs in the U.S. Since in off more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 24 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Marks 22 days until Senator Steve Daines must file his 2019 personal financial disclosures to the public. Previous financial disclosures have shown that Daines has traded mutual funds around votes and events that could benefit his financial portfolio. Has this pattern continued? In 2017, during the Senate's vote to begin debate on its Affordable Care Act repeal bill, Daines made large investments in a h more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 21 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: It appears like the Great American Outdoors Act will be on its way to the President's desk this week, no thanks to Greg Gianforte. 236 members of Congress - including 32 House Republicans - have signed onto the bill, but Greg Gianforte still refuses to co-sponsor the bill, just days ahead of the vote. Gianforte's decision to not co-sponsor the landmark conservation bill comes as Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney rol more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the House of Representatives prepares to vote on the Great American Outdoors Act, Greg Gianforte is being singled out by hunters and anglers for his refusal to co-sponsor the Great American Outdoors Act. In a letter written on behalf of the Montana chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA), the author says that "Montana hunters and anglers are counting on" the passage of this bill, which "too more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 18 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator Steve Daines has spent his Senate recess holding a slew of closed-door events with hand-picked participants. This continues Daines' cowardly pattern of avoiding his constituents, choosing instead to spend time with a curated audience. From 2015 to 2019, Daines only held a small number of town halls, opting for "orchestrated meetings with supporters," not "real town halls." In an event billed as more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 21 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the Senate reconvenes, the expanded unemployment benefits which have served a crucial lifeline to Montanans throughout the COVID-19 are set to run out. Letting this insurance expire could deliver a "hefty blow to the economy" and result in "extreme financial distress for millions of Americans." Even still, Senator Steve Daines continues to oppose these critical resources keeping unemployed Montanans  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: With the Senate returning after a two week recess, battle lines are being drawn over funding for state and local governments. While the coronavirus crisis rages on, these governments "whose budgets have been decimated by falling tax revenue and rising costs" are pleading with Congress for much-needed relief to cover "public-health costs related to the pandemic." Even though additional aid for state and l more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Greg Gianforte are still refusing to disavow William Perry Pendley's nomination for the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. When asked by the Bozeman Chronicle if Daines would vote to officially confirm Pendley, his spokesperson called the focus on his nomination "diversion." Montana's conservationists warned that if Daines wants to be taken seriously as a cons more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A dark money group aligned with Mitch McConnell released a new ad misleadingly depicting Senator Steve Daines as "tough" on China. In reality, Daines has a long history as a "China cheerleader" and has been accused of doing the country's "political bidding". Dishonest Ad: "Being dependent on China is a threat to our national health and our national security." FACT CHECK: During Daines' time in Washingt more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Montana Commissioner of Political Practices has found Troy Downing violated Montana campaign finance law on seven separate counts. Downing's campaign described the violations as "administrative at best," demonstrating a clear disregard for Montana's campaign fairness and transparency laws. It's not the first time that Downing has flouted Montana laws. In 2017, he was charged with nine hunting violati more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: After the Bullock administration announced that Montana school districts would receive $75 million in needed aid to help them safely reopen in the fall, Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen launched a bizarre campaign against the critical funding. Arntzen complained on Twitter that Bullock provided critical funding to Montana students and teachers, and bizarrely claimed the Governor's offi more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 21 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A federal court upheld the expansion of Daines-backed short-term junk plans, allowing insurance companies to continue pushing bare-bones options that exclude protections for pre-existing conditions. These junk plans, which Daines voted to expand, "force many to pay for lifesaving treatments", often leaving them with astronomical medical bills. Between voting for these shoddy plans and his continued supp more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 22: The House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, legislation to provide full and permanent funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Leading up to the vote, the bill gained significant bipartisan momentum - 247 members of Congress signed on, including 35 Republicans. Still, Greg Gianforte - a long time opponent of full and permanent LWCF funding - refused to c more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 24 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, the Montana Land Board approved two projects to expand and protect Montanans' access to public lands. While the vast majority of Montanans will no doubt applaud the measures, candidate for Attorney General Austin Knudsen will not be among them. As a state legislator, Knudsen voted for a bill that would have disallowed Montana from acquiring any new public lands. The bill, with Knudsen's suppor more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: After the U.S. House passed the Great American Outdoors Act, which provides full, permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Maryland Matt Rosendale is again playing the typical politician and attempting to rewrite his record on public lands. Maryland Matt has a long history of opposing protections for our public lands. In 2014, Maryland Matt admitted to being "an advocate for the trans more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 21: The House of Representatives is scheduled to pass the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) tomorrow, but Greg Gianforte has yet to sign onto the bill. The GAOA has attracted 247 co-sponsors - with 35 Republicans total including 3 just yesterday (!) - in a testament to its bipartisan appeal. Still, Greg Gianforte refuses to co-sponsor the bill to provide full and permanent funding for the Land an more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Across Big Sky Country, Montanans have caught onto Senator Steve Daines' habit of saying one thing back home, then doing another in Washington D.C. From promising to protect people with pre-existing conditions after voting to gut the Affordable Care Act countless times and fighting for public lands only when his political future is in jeopardy, to paying lip-service to being tough on China despite his  more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 10: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that 10 additional states meet the metrics to qualify for the travel advisory requiring individuals who have traveled to New York from those states, all of which have significant community spread, to quarantine for 14 days. The newly-added states are Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Virginia and Washington. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) release its second TV ad in the Montana Senate race that highlights the devastating consequences Steve Bullock's health care plan would have on Montanans. WATCH THE AD HERE (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fnrsc.us20.list-manage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d3a1b82cbf9ea2c3a07197a1c1%26id%3d6a41bad0cd%26e%3dcbb4982b02&c=E,1,gd more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: Montana Republican Greg Gianforte is hitting the ground running in his campaign for governor and receiving widespread praise for his comprehensive plan to revitalize the Treasure State: the Montana Comeback Plan. With over 30 years of experience as a private sector entrepreneur, growing multiple start-ups into successful businesses and creating hundreds of high-wage jobs in Montana, Gianforte's detai more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, July 18 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: A proper balance of molecules within the body is key to preventing many diseases, and University of Montana chemistry researchers are working to understand and maintain this critical balance. Thanks to funding from two new grants totaling more than $400,000, chemistry faculty member Orion B. Berryman and his team can delve deeper into the molecular biology behind diseases like cystic fibrosis. Berryman's more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, July 18 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana's Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center will become one of 18 programs funded by the Stevens Initiative Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic. With the $50,000 funding, the center will plan a virtual exchange program this fall between students at UM and in Egypt, providing youth opportunities to develop skills and relationships otherwise not possible during the coronavirus pandemic.  more PR