BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 10 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson will speak at Montana State University during a virtual event set for Thursday, April 8. Robinson's talk, "Leadership and Climate Justice," is expected to focus on leadership, education and advocacy for the poor and disempowered in the world who are disproportionately threatened by climate change. Following Robinson's remarks, an interactive audience Q&A will be led by MSU  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 10 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Montana's Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 14 attorneys general today calling on President Joe Biden to reconsider his unilateral revocation of the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and advised him that states are reviewing available legal options to protect their citizens and interests. In letter to Biden, Knudsen and the attorneys genera more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte this morning issued two new directives and an executive order. The first directive rescinds and replaces all prior directives implementing Executive Order 2-2021, which the governor issued on January 13, 2021. Consistent with the governor's announcement on February 10, the new directive allows the statewide mask mandate to expire. Local jurisdictions may still choose to imple more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today signed Senate Bill No. 65 into law. The new law shields businesses, health care providers, nonprofit organizations, and places of worship from coronavirus-related lawsuits, provided they take measures to protect individuals from COVID-19 and follow public health guidelines. "On January 5th, I addressed how critical it is to protect businesses, nonprofit  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Business leaders, farmers, ranchers, and other stakeholders testified today in support of Governor Greg Gianforte's Business Investment Grows (BIG) Jobs Act. A key initiative in Governor Gianforte's Roadmap to the Montana Comeback budget, the BIG Jobs Act, H.B. 303, would exempt business equipment up to $200,000. The business equipment tax requires small business owners, farmers, and  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2021: Industry stakeholders, business owners, and education leaders today testified in support of Governor Greg Gianforte's bill to expand trades education in Montana. The measure, H.B. 252, helps address the growing skilled labor shortage in Montana by creating the Montana Trades Education Credit (M-TEC). The bill, outlined in Governor Gianforte's Roadmap to the Montana Comeback budget,  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 12 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the Montana Legislature announced that Rep. Becky Beard tested positive for COVID and has been attending the legislative session in-person and maskless, and as the Lewis and Clark County Health Department asked the Montana Legislature to follow masking guidelines outside of the Capitol building, Governor Greg Gianforte is set to repeal the Statewide mask mandate, endangering Montana's small businesses more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 8 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Republicans in the Legislature temporarily shifted their focus from attacking freedoms to Montana's economy -- for just long enough to kill a bill to grow the economy, SB 124. SB 124 would have provided businesses with a recruitment tool and stimulated economic growth by exempting income taxes on student loan payments made by employers. This bill would have relieved workers from the burden of student loa more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 12 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Nine new projects have received funding from the Montana Fertilizer Advisory Committee to explore the science and best practices of various aspects of agricultural fertilizer. The MFAC was created by the Montana Legislature in 1971 to fund education and research programs related to soil fertility and management in the state. The committee comprises seven members appointed by the directors of the Montana Agricultur more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news: After Montana State University's Bryce Hughes published research in 2018 showing that undergraduate students who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer were 7% less likely than their heterosexual peers to complete their STEM degree, he was contacted by someone who expressed their appreciation for the research. In fact, others in science, technology, engineering and math fields who identify as LGBTQ more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 12 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A new center at Montana State University offers tools to help Montanans evaluate scientific claims and consider the ethical, social and policy implications of science and technology. The MSU Center for Science, Technology, Ethics and Society was founded to aid critical thinking, evaluate how science and technology can help our communities and promote interdisciplinary research. Based in the Office of the Research, more PR

BUTTE, Montana, Feb. 10 -- NorthWestern Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Bob Rowe, president and chief executive officer of NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) today announced a number of key executive and board changes. "Today's announcement is part of deliberate succession planning that reflects a strong company, building on its successes with its eyes toward the future," said Rowe. The executive leadership changes will be effective Februa more PR

BUTTE, Montana, Feb. 12 -- NorthWestern Energy issued the following news release: NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. Net income for the period was $155.2 million, or $3.06 per diluted share, as compared with net income of $202.1 million, or $3.98 per diluted share, for the same period in 2019. This $46.9 million decrease in net income is primarily due to an income tax benefit in 2019, lower gross marg more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 9 -- Montana State University issued the following news: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University, formerly MSU Wonderlust, will collaborate with the Bozeman Public Library's One Book One Bozeman program to host a Friday Forum titled "A History and Future of Native Sovereignty: Controversies and Perspectives." The talk, which will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, is free and open to the public. The selection for this year's One B more PR

FORT KENT, Maine, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- The University of Maine's Fort Kent Campus issued the following news: The University of Maine at Fort Kent is pleased to welcome Dr. Kaisa Holloway Cripps as an assistant professor of business, who started on January 1, 2021. Dr. Holloway Cripps earned her doctor of management from the University of Maryland University College in 2016 and she will complete her graduate certificate in Native American Studies from Montana State University Bozeman later this y more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Feb. 13 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana's Flathead Lake Biological Station is launching a new program that will provide scientific expertise, guidance and funding to citizen-led watershed groups in Montana to build capacity for freshwater monitoring and ensure the use of scientifically sound methodologies. The new program, Monitoring Montana Waters, is funded by PlusFish Philanthropy, a U.S.-based private organization more PR

COLLEGE PLACE, Washington, Feb. 13 (TNSJou) -- Walla Walla University issued the following news release: Research by Benjamin Jackson, associate professor of mathematics, and fellow researchers from Montana State University has been published in the scientific journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Their work focused on the effects of water flowing over a microbial mat in Yellowstone National Park's Octopus Hot Spring on cellular extremophile life forms in the spring water. Jackson's more PR