BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 3 (TNSEve) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University will present "Medical Services in Bozeman: Challenges of Serving a Growing Community" for its next Friday Forum. The event will take place noon to 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 12. It is free and open to the public. Lauren Nowak, executive director of regional operations for Billings Clinic, Darci Bentson, chief administrative officer and genera more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 6 (TNSEve) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: After five years of graduate school finding ways to capture particles in a vacuum, Brian D'Urso swore off making these sorts of traps. But the ability of those traps to detect tiny forces -- and the possibility of what that could achieve -- stayed in his mind. Now a professor at Montana State University, D'Urso's research again focuses on "levitated optomechanics" -- designing and building ways to more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 6 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2021: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today co-led an eleven-state coalition with Montana, Arizona, and Nebraska in filing a lawsuit against Joe Biden and the Biden Administration to halt their vaccine mandate on private employers with more than 100 employees. Missouri and the coalition of states are the first states to file suit against the vaccine mandate on private e more PR

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 5 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement: * * * Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released the following statement regarding the Biden administration's newly released Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and interim final rule requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy: "If a president can unilaterally force people to submi more PR

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 4 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: The Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) will soon begin using a new, state-of-the-art 3D laser scanner to assist in crime scene investigations and fight increased crime in our state, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. The evidence collected by the scanner will also be a powerful tool for prosecutors during trial as they work to pu more PR

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 6 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2021: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to immediately block the Biden administration's newly released COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers. If allowed to take effect, the illegal mandate will harm Montana employers and employees who are already struggling. Attorney General Knudsen - along with ten other state attorneys gen more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2021: At a press conference this morning at Billings Clinic, Governor Greg Gianforte announced a new, innovative health care workforce recruitment program to address Montana's longstanding health care workforce shortage and stabilize Montana's health care system. "For too long, Montana has struggled to attract and retain health care providers, and the pandemic has only exacerbated this lon more PR

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Nov. 5 2021: * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today issued the following statement supporting a lawsuit filed by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, other state attorneys general, and employers seeking to block President Biden's illegal vaccine mandate for private employers: "President Biden's heavy-handed vaccine mandate is illegal in Montana, and I stand with Montana employers and Attorney General more PR

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 5 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 4 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today launched a $7.5 million Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program to invest in value-added agricultural products across the state and strengthen the industry. "Agriculture is Montana's number one industry, and our administration is partnering with our ag industry to find ways to add value to commodities here in Montana," Gov. Gianforte. "By investing in v more PR

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2021: Together with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), Governor Greg Gianforte today announced a new, statewide $3.8 million program to help eligible Montanans pay for water and wastewater expenses. "This program will go a long way to help ensure Montanans maintain access to water at their home, without worrying about disruptions to service," Gov. Gianforte s more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 5 (TNSbook) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A Montana State University professor's book on the history and science of wheat has been named to the longlist for a national award. "Amber Waves: The Extraordinary Biography of Wheat, from Wild Grass to World Megacrop," written by Catherine Zabinski, has been included in the 2022 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Young Adult Science Book category. The prize celebrates more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 3 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Three graduate students from Montana State University and the University of Montana have joined Montana PBS for the 2021-22 school year to create original digital content for pre-K through second grade teachers and students to be published on PBS LearningMedia. The new venture for Montana PBS will allow the graduate teaching assistants to work with the Montana PBS education department to conduct an more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Nov. 6 -- North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2021: Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem today joined an eleven-state coalition that includes Missouri, Montana, Arizona, and Nebraska in filing a lawsuit against the Biden Administration to halt the vaccine mandate on private employers with more than 100 employees. Five private employers joined the challenge as well. A Petition for Judicial Review (https://attorneygenera more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 6 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the State of New Hampshire has joined with the states of Missouri, Arizona, Nebraska, Montana, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, and Wyoming, along with several private businesses and organizations, to file a lawsuit challenging the new OSHA vaccine mandate for private employers with more than 100 employees. A Petiti more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 2 (TNSJou) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A new study conducted by Montana State University scientists and their colleagues on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health found that physical activity is a significant factor in staving off mental health challenges. Additionally, the study highlights the cyclical nature of the relationship between activity and mental health - if someone reported a difficult time keeping active during the pandemi more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 6 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General Peterson today joined an eleven-state coalition led by Missouri, Montana, Arizona, and Nebraska in filing a lawsuit against President Biden to halt his vaccine mandate on private employers with more than 100 employees. The President seeks to implement this new mandate through a rule adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. "The U.S. Supreme Court has more PR