WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Oct. 15: Thanks to Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, the United States Postal Service agreed to reverse the harmful changes that slowed mail service nationwide and threatened to put the upcoming election at risk. Gov. Bullock filed a lawsuit against the USPS on September 8th, arguing that the changes impeded access to mail services in Montana, delayed delivery of important items including prescriptions, bills, p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Oct. 15: Today, Outside Magazine slammed Montana GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte for his abysmal record on public land access, explaining that a potential Gianforte administration would result in "an unprecedented assault on public access, threatening jobs that rely on outdoor recreation and even potentially impacting the state's booming outdoor-recreation economy." New Jersey multi-millionaire  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Good Jobs MT, an independent organization backed by the Democratic Governors Association, released a new ad in Montana, "As In." The ad highlights how New Jersey multi-millionaire Greg Gianforte is out-of-touch with Montanans. Gianforte pushed for a statewide sales tax and said "the fairest tax is the one you pay and I don't." That's greedy. As Montana's sole Congressman, Gianforte threatened Montanans' re more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 15 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release on Oct. 14: The eighth episode of Attorney General Tim Fox's "The People's Lawyer" podcast was released today, featuring an interview between Fox and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings. Delaware is unique in that it is one of only a few states and territories in which the attorney general serves as the local prosecutor. Jennings describes her office's prosecuting authority, how it may differ fr more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock and Lt. Governor Mike Cooney released the following statements after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision allowing the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend its 2020 Census counting operations before October 31 until further court action, creating additional uncertainty. Responding to the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19, the U.S. Census Bureau set October 31 as the deadline for the more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 15: This morning, Montana farmers and ranchers held a 'Where's the Beef?' press call demanding answers about Senator Steve Daines' failed beef deal. In a new interview that aired just last week, Daines touted the 2017 agreement he reached with China's JD.com to ship $200 million worth of Montana beef to China. But three years later, ranchers are wondering, where's the beef? While China has been b more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new report from the Bozeman Daily Chronicle makes it abundantly clear that Christi Jacobsen is still figuring out the basics of public lands policy in Montana. It's evident that Christi Jacobsen still isn't "well-versed" on Montana's public lands. While she is perfectly comfortable reciting vague talking points about eliminating "bureaucracy," she still has yet to put forward a coherent policy on mana more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 15: Today, new campaign finance records will reveal how much Senator Steve Daines has pocketed from his Big Pharma allies this past quarter. Earlier in the year, as the pandemic first struck, Daines pushed to include Operation Warp Speed in the CARES Act, a program that offered massive grants for Big Pharma companies from the federal government. After successfully passing the program, Daines raked more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 17 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A damning new report reveals that the White House appeared to be "giving wealthy party donors an early warning of a potentially impactful contagion" despite publicly downplaying the threat of COVID-19. After meeting with members of the president's economic team, a hedge fund consultant sent a memo to investors outlining "a devastating virus outbreak...and that government officials were more aware of the  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news on Oct. 13: Leading scientific journals today mostly address topics with broad international appeal, making it increasingly difficult to publish significant regional studies. To fill a niche for geoscience research undertaken in a large swath of the United States -- from Ohio to Montana and North Dakota to west Texas -- the Kansas Geological Survey has launched the new online journal Midcontinent Geoscience more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 14 (TNSMon) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: University of Montana geosciences graduate student Nicholas E. Thiros is one of 52 graduate students nationwide to receive funding this year from a U.S. Department of Energy program designed to enhance graduate research. The Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program provides supplemental funds for graduate awardees to conduct part of their thesis research at a host DOE laboratory in co more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 14 (TNSJou) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: In an invited, rapid-publication article for the journal Global Change Biology, University of Montana Associate Professor Philip Higuera tallies the statistics on the 2020 fire season, calling the numbers shocking, yet at the same time sadly predictable. By the end of September, over 6.2 million acres had burned across the West, with more than half occurring in California - a full 3.7% of the st more PR