WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Aug. 20: Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte is continuing his campaign of repeatedly lying to Montanans to cover up his support for harmful policies. Today, Gianforte claimed he will protect Montanans' health care - even though he openly supports dismantling the Affordable Care Act, which would end Medicaid expansion. Gianforte claims that he would "build upon what he worked on in Congress." more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement on Aug. 19 by spokesperson Stewart Boss: * * * DSCC spokesperson Stewart Boss released the following statement on the Supreme Court scheduling oral arguments in the GOP lawsuit to end protections for pre-existing conditions coverage for the week after the November election: "The protections that prevent big insurance companies from denying coverage or discriminating against Americans with a pre more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 20 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release on Aug. 19: The fourth episode of Attorney General Tim Fox's "The People's Lawyer" podcast was released today, featuring an interview between Fox and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Schmidt, a former president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), currently serves as co-chair of NAAG's Elder Justice Committee. "General Schmidt is passionate about protecting vulnerable popula more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 20: Yesterday, Lt. Gov. Cooney called out Greg Gianforte for skipping more votes than 93% of Congress, including critical votes to fund the CDC and other public health agencies. In response, Gianforte's campaign said, "he'd do it again in a heartbeat." Montana's lone Congressman has blown off votes ranging from critical funding for education, to helping survivors of domestic abuse, to supporting  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 20: Yesterday, Senator Steve Daines' campaign said his "voting record is what matters here." For once, we couldn't agree more with Senator Daines - his abysmal record of sabotaging Montanans health care shows his true colors. But won't Montanans won't be fooled - during his time in the Washington D.C., Daines has: * Voted repeatedly to repeal, gut, and defund the Affordable Care Act; * Voted  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, Senator Steve Daines' campaign said his "voting record is what matters here." We couldn't agree more - Daines' history of voting for tax giveaways for the mega-wealthy and massive corporations shows Montanans exactly what he stands for. In 2017, Daines voted for the Republican tax bill which disproportionately benefits (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 21: Today, Senator Steve Daines released a new ad called "Our Way of Life" - a dishonest attempt to rewrite his record of toeing the party line on public lands and veterans issues, instead of being an independent voice for Montana. Steve Daines "became one of America's most effective and bipartisan senators." FACT CHECK: During his time in the Senate, Daines has voted in line with Mitch McConne more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: Liberal Democrat Mike Cooney can try to run from his support for a statewide sales tax in Montana but he certainly can't hide, and his spin is getting exposed by the experts for exactly what it is: misleading campaign rhetoric from a career politician. In his 44-year-long political career, Cooney has established himself as the tax king of Montana, supporting over $850 million individual tax and fee i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release on Aug. 17: RGA Right Direction PAC, an organization supported by the Republican Governors Association (RGA), today released a new television and digital ad exposing Democratic Lt. Governor Mike Cooney's troubling record on taxes at a time when Montana families and small businesses are struggling to make ends meet. The ad, which will run on statewide television as well as digital platforms, cites Coon more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 22 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation has awarded researchers at the University of Montana and partner institutions a $1.3 million grant to study the melting of one of Alaska's most iconic glaciers. UM Department of Computer Science researchers, along with collaborators at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the University of Arizona and the National Park Service, will use the grant to conduct computer modelin more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 18 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Understanding how seaweed responds and adapts to its environment isn't all that different from providing University of Montana students guidance and support in reaching their full potential, according to Kylla Benes, a marine ecologist and UM's director of prestigious scholarships. After all, both UM students and ocean plant life must prepare for ever-changing tides. Benes, who holds a doctorate in mari more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 22 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Dramatic increases in the scale and availability of data are profoundly reshaping the life sciences. As a result, data acquisition and availability -- from DNA sequencers to environmental sensors to parallel global studies -- are outpacing the capacity for analysis, including the development of models that represent knowledge of biological processes. Thanks to a $6 million National Science Foundation (NSF more PR