HELENA, Montana, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced he is appointing Brett Linneweber to serve on the Thirteenth Judicial District Court in Yellowstone County. Linneweber fills the vacancy created by Thirteenth Judicial District Judge Gregory Todd's retirement. "Brett Linneweber brings to the table years of experience as a county attorney where he's managed some of the most urgent issues  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 8 (TNSEve) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University Extension will host its annual cropping seminar series Jan. 10-14 in the Golden Triangle area. Speakers will cover topics such as wheat stem sawfly management and new research; new crop variety trials and integrated pest management, or IPM, concerns; forage management practices during drought; conditions that influence nitrate toxicity; and building relationships between loc more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 7 (TNSAwa) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Leo Killsback, associate professor in Montana State University's Department of Native American Studies in the College of Letters and Science, has won the Western History Association's 2021 Donald Fixico Book Award for his two-volume history of the Cheyenne Nation. The Fixico Book Award, announced at the 61st Western History Association Conference in Portland, Oregon, recognizes innovative work in t more PR

MINOT, North Dakota, Dec. 10 -- Minot State University issued the following news release: After spending 20 years in Wall Street working in technology operation management, Benny Richardson has taken over the family-run businesses. Richardson '99 returned home to run La Casa Personal Care in Plentywood, Montana, after his mother retired from the position, and he and his wife moved back to help her. La Casa Personal Care in Plentywood, Mont., is an assisted living facility that provides care an more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 10 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Attorney General Austin Knudsen today called on the American Law Institute (ALI) to reject proposed changes to its model penal code that would undermine Montana's sex offender registry law and efforts to combat human trafficking. Attorney General Knudsen and 36 other attorneys general sent a letter to ALI in opposition of their proposed changes to Article 213 of the Model Pena more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 8 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2021: * * * A U.S. District Court Judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction today against President Biden's vaccine mandate for federal contractors, which was set to take effect next month. Three of the federal government's vaccine mandates are now enjoined in Montana. The order was issued in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in a case filed by several more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 9 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesterday, the Montana Nurses Association begged the Gianforte administration to support Montana's nurses as they suffer staffing shortages following the COVID-19 pandemic. They've requested a meeting eight times with the Governor. Each time, they've been ignored. Montana's nurses have worked through almost two full years of the pandemic and many have quit or taken early retirement in response to burnout more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 10 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a vote last night in Washington, Rep. Rosendale voted to cut Medicare payments to rural health providers by 9 percent starting on January 1st. The bill would prevent severe end-of-year cuts to Medicare that would gut rural health care in the middle of a pandemic that has devastated our economy. The legislation also protects Medicare payment rates for physicians and professionals, so that our hardworki more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 9 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Yesterday, Montana AA School Superintendents sent a letter of No Confidence to State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen, arguing that her "conduct destabilizes the credibility of our local schools, the same ones [she was] elected to represent and on whose behalf [she is] supposed to advocate." The scathing letter, signed by the superintendents of Billings, Belgrade, Bozeman, Great Falls, Missou more PR

LIVINGSTON, Montana, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 10 2021: Continuing his 12 Days of Giving campaign, Governor Greg Gianforte this morning toured and volunteered at the Livingston Food Resource Center (LFRC). He also contributed a quarter of his annual governor's salary to the organization. "Using high-quality, Montana-grown ingredients, the Livingston Food Resource Center provides nutritious, homemade foods to Montanans in need, all whil more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 6 2021: Together with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the state will invest $5.5 million in federal funding to help eligible health care workers with the cost of child care. "Over the last 20 months, Montana health care workers have made tremendous sacrifices as they've treated and cared for Montanans. Many are moms and more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 10 2021: In response to today's report from the federal government that inflation surged to a 39-year high in November, Governor Greg Gianforte called on President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to turn off the spigot of out-of-control spending. "Montanans are struggling with the Biden inflation tax, seeing their paychecks stretched thinner and thinner as inflation hits a high we haven' more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 8 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Republican-controlled Public Service Commission is going to stunning lengths to keep information hidden, charging the journalists with Lee Enterprises as much as $31,000 for "legal reviews" to release documents, among other obfuscations. The PSC is a body elected by the people to coordinate public services and protect consumers from price gouging. Hardworking Montanans deserve to know how their tax d more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 8 (TNSAwa) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Marsha Goetting, Montana State University Extension family economics specialist, has received the Epsilon Sigma Phi Western Region Award for Visionary Leadership. Goetting, who is a member of the ESP Montana Alpha chapter, was recognized for her estate planning and family financial education workshops that have reached more than 45,000 Montanans in every county and reservation in the state. Goetti more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 8 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana's fire season usually ends by October, when autumn rain and early snow tamp the flames. But this year, snow is scarce and temperatures climbed into the 60s in early December across the state. So when a series of unseasonal prairie fires broke out in central Montana last week, The New York Times turned to Montana State University Regents Professor Emerita Cathy Whitlock -- a paleoecologist w more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 7 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Mayuri Singh, a senior from Pune, India, graduating this month with degrees in both chemical and biological engineering and a minor in biomedical engineering, has been named a 2022 Schwarzman Scholar. Singh was one of 151 Schwarzman Scholars selected from 3,000 applicants for the award that is sometimes called the "Chinese Rhodes" scholarship. In making its announcement today, the Schwarzman Foundation said more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 7 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Eight Montana projects have received mini grant funding from the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative to help develop or grow science, technology, engineering and math programs that serve girls and youth. The collaborative is a statewide network with hubs at Montana State University and University of Montana. The mini grants of $500 to $1,000 were given in partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies, whi more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Every teacher has stories of former students who persevered and found success. They are the mark of a good student and a committed educator. For high school math teacher Mary Anne McMahon, one such student struggled mightily with math into his sophomore year. Taking notes and tests in a classroom environment challenged him, but then he began using EdReady, an online personalized  more PR