SACRAMENTO, California, March 6 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following resolution (No. E-5138): Appeal by Commercial Energy of Montana, Inc. (Commercial Energy) to Energy Division's Denial of Their Request to Waive any Penalties Related to its 2021 Year Ahead Local Resource Adequacy Deficiencies and to Waive its Remaining 2021 Year Ahead Local Resource Adequacy Obligations. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * This Resolution denies the Commercial Energy's appeal of Energy Division more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 5 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on March 4, 2021: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced three veterans' organizations in the state will receive $25,000 as part of a settlement agreement involving an illegal raffle enterprise and the Montana Department of Justice's Gambling Control Division. A series of online nationwide and international raffles were held by South Carolina non-profit Providing Hope VA from  more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 5 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Justice's Office of Consumer Protection, along with the Federal Trade Commission and dozens of agencies from around the nation, has stopped a massive telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers with 1.3 billion deceptive charitable fundraising calls (mostly illegal robocalls). The defendants collected more than $110 million using their deceptive solicita more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 3 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 2, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the state will expand its efforts to protect the most vulnerable Montanans by entering Phase 1B+ of the state's vaccine distribution plan on March 8, 2021. In Phase 1B+, COVID-19 vaccines will be available to Montanans 60 years of age and older and Montanans 16 to 59 years of age with additional qualifying medical conditions like asthma, cystic more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte this morning signed the TEACH Act into law at Sacajawea Elementary School in Great Falls. The TEACH Act, or Tomorrow's Educators Are Coming Home Act, provides $2.5 million in incentives to improve starting teacher pay. Currently, Montana has the lowest average starting teacher pay in the country. "This new law will help increase starting teacher pay and make it easier for t more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: The total number of Montanans fully immunized against COVID-19 surpassed the total number of infections since the start of the pandemic, according to data from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. "This encouraging milestone is a testament to the tireless efforts of our health care workers who are administering these safe, effective vaccines. It's also a testament to Montanans more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 5 -- Montana State University issued the following news: While delivering estate-planning presentations across Montana, Marsha Goetting, Montana State University Extension family economics specialist, saw a pattern among some attendees. When it came to understanding state and federal taxes after death, many people were misinformed. Goetting said there was a time when the federal estate tax affected many Montanans and, as a result, tax minimization became a major goal fo more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 4 (TNSJou) -- Montana State University issued the following news on March 3, 2021: Political polarization has far-reaching impacts on American life, harming consumer welfare and creating challenges for people ranging from elected officials and policymakers to corporate executives and marketers, according to a paper recently published by a Montana State University marketing professor. MSU researcher Eric Van Steenburg and his colleagues at five other universities nationw more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 5 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news: Tiny air pockets interspersed in wood's cellular structure are what cause it to float. They also produce the satisfying crackle when wood is burned. But when wood is turned into structural lumber -- the material's most widespread and valued use -- the air pockets become a source of weakness. That's why a Montana State University researcher is trying to fill the tiny voids -- using equally tiny particles - more PR