MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 19 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 20 other state attorneys general in filing suit to block President Joe Biden's unconstitutional attempt to kill the Keystone XL pipeline. The multistate lawsuit led by Montana and Texas was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. "Hours after being sworn into office, President Biden revoked the Keyst more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 19 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined 20 other state attorneys general in filing suit yesterday, led by Montana and Texas, in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas challenging President Joe Biden's cancellation of the permits for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline (KXLP). The lawsuit argues that President Biden's administration did not have more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 18 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 19 other state attorneys general filed suit today in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas to block President Joe Biden's unconstitutional and illegitimate attempt to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline (KXLP). Despite several exhaustive studies undertaken by the Obama State more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 18 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: Three Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) troopers received the Patrol's highest award - the Award of Valor - in a ceremony today at the Attorney General's Office. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and MHP Colonel Steven Lavin presented the awards to Trooper Alex Hiday, Sergeant Jerril Ren, and Trooper Connor Wager. To qualify for the award, troopers must show an act of hero more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 19 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 18, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte announced today the state and five businesses in Flathead County agreed to proceed with ending legal action. All parties filed the settlement this morning at Flathead County District Court. The state asked the court to dismiss cases against five businesses and for the businesses to dismiss counterclaims against the state. "Less than two months ago, I promis more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 19 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 18, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today extended the payment and filing deadlines for Montana individual income taxpayers' 2020 tax returns to May 17, 2021. "Last year brought real, serious challenges to Montanans, and it's only appropriate to extend the deadline so Montana taxpayers have some extra time to file, without having to worry about interest or penalties," Governor Gianforte said. more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 17 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 16, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today visited a long-term care facility in Helena participating in the Walgreens vaccination program. "The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter thanks to these safe, effective vaccines, especially for the most vulnerable Montanans in our long-term care facilities," Governor Gianforte said. "Because of the efforts of Walgreens, residents can hu more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 17 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: At a news conference this afternoon, Governor Greg Gianforte announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all Montanans beginning April 1, 2021. "A few months ago, projections estimated Montanans 16 and older would be eligible for the vaccine as late as mid-July. Today, I'm pleased to announce that we're moving up that timeline. All Montanans 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 v more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 16 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Montana's unemployment rate declined in January to 4.0%. Montana's rate remains lower than the national rate of 6.3% in January. After accounting for Montana's annual benchmarking revisions, January's unemployment rate fell 0.2% over the month. "Montana's economy is growing stronger as we work toward an end to this public health and economic pandemic," Governor Greg Gianforte said. "The path forward more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 17 (TNSPer) -- Montana State University issued the following news: Montana State University announced this week that Mark Ranalli, the head of its business college, will step down at the end of the academic semester. Ranalli, who has been dean of the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship since 2018, plans to pursue opportunities in the private sector. Ranalli holds a master's in business administration from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business and a more PR

BUTTE, Montana, March 17 (TNSRes) -- Montana Tech issued the following news release: Daqian Jiang, assistant professor in the Environmental Engineering Department at Montana Technological University, along with researchers from Yale University and Northwestern University, are studying the amount of non-hazardous industrial waste and their main chemical compositions generated in the United States. Each year the industrial sector creates hundreds of millions of tons of non-hazardous waste. These more PR

BUTTE, Montana, March 16 -- NorthWestern Energy issued the following news release: NorthWestern Energy is providing $1.6 million this year to support 35 fisheries, wildlife and habitat improvement projects within the 550-mile corridor of the Madison-Missouri River from Yellowstone National Park to the headwaters of Fort Peck Reservoir. This year's funding from NorthWestern Energy will leverage an additional $7.5 million in matching funds and in-kind donations from agencies, conservation organiz more PR

BUTTE, Montana, March 18 -- NorthWestern Energy issued the following news release: The extreme weather that gripped Montana the first half of February was immediately followed by extreme weather throughout the Midwest and resulted in temperatures that were far below normal. Record energy demand throughout the Midwest during this time caused natural gas prices to spike. NorthWestern Energy purchased some natural gas for its Montana customers from the market and our customers will see an increase more PR

BUTTE, Montana, March 19 -- NorthWestern Energy issued the following news release: NorthWestern Energy is upgrading the Montana Street substation located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Montana and George streets, north of Interstate 90. The upgrade will enhance reliability for NorthWestern Energy's 6,000 electric customers served by the substation, and the upgrades are planned to be complete by the end of this October. In the coming weeks, new transmission poles will be placed  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 19 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 20 other state attorneys general in filing suit Wednesday, led by Montana and Texas, in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas to block President Joe Biden's unconstitutional and illegitimate attempt to cancel Keystone XL Pipeline (KXLP). Despite several exhaustive studies undertaken by the Obama State D more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 19 -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg issued the following news release: South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg joined 20 other state attorneys general, led by Montana and Texas, in filing suit in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas to block President Joe Biden's unconstitutional and the illegitimate attempt to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline (KXLP). Despite several exhaustive studies undertaken by the Obama State Dep more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 18 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on March 17, 2021: Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Texas and Montana are filing a multistate complaint against the Biden administration for revoking the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The lawsuit states that President Biden does not have the unilateral authority to change energy policy that Congress has set. The power to regulate interstate and international co more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amended complaint alleging antitrust violations and deceptive acts by Google in its lucrative online display advertising business. Attorneys General from Alaska, Florida, Montana, Nevada, and Puerto Rico joined the lawsuit originally filed by a coalition of 10 states, led by Texas, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to 15 states and territories in this landma more PR

MARTIN, Tennessee, March 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Two University of Tennessee at Martin College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences students were selected to present research at the fifth International Conference on Climate Change 2021, which was held virtually Feb. 18-19. Anna Gafford, a junior agribusiness major from Smyrna, and Montana Wright, a junior veterinary health technology major from Murfreesboro, are undergraduate more PR