HELENA, Montana, April 1 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 31 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the following appointments: Board of Medical Examiners * Ana Diaz, Billings: Serving on the Board of Medical Examiners since 2013, Diaz has a strong command of the issues and has been reappointed to another term. Diaz's term will run through September 1, 2025. * Christine Emerson, Helena: Reappointed to the Board of Medical Examiner more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 30 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced meat processed in Montana has doubled this fiscal year to date in facilities inspected by the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL). "Increasing meat processing capacity here in Montana is a top priority as we work to add value to our commodities and preserve the Montana brand through the supply chain," Gov. Gianforte said. "We'll continue to more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 30 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Together with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI), Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana is a national leader in employment growth in the construction sector, growing 12.3% between February 2020 and February 2022. "A thriving construction sector is critical to Montana's growing economy. That's why we've prioritized investing in the trades and increasing appre more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 30 (TNStalk) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: For the final installment of Montana State University's 2021-22 Provost's Distinguished Lecturer Series, Mark Schure, associate professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Development, will discuss mental health from a public health perspective, the intersections of physical and mental health, and one of the foremost issues in Montana, depression. His lecture, "Community Health Ways  more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 30 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today joined 20 other state attorneys general in a lawsuit to end President Biden's continued mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of mass transportation. The mandate exceeds Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) authority and intrudes on Montanans' rights. The Biden administration first issued the mask mandate on J more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 31 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A shocking report from the Washington Post revealed that Meta, Facebook's parent company, has been secretly orchestrating a campaign to turn the public against Meta competitor TikTok. The Campaign - run by right-wing consulting group Targeted Victory - coordinated op-eds from "concerned parents" to encourage their state Attorneys General to "investigate" TikTok, among other efforts. At the end of last m more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 30 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 29, 2022: Last night, Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) vetoed a bill that would block private businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccines, calling it a "government overreach" into the private sector. Governor Greg Gianforte signed a similar bill in 2021, banning businesses from making their own decisions about vaccines in Montana. To this day, Montana is the only state in the country that has ena more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 31 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: Governor Gianforte, Senator Steve Daines, Representative Matt Rosendale, Attorney General Knudsen, and the entire executive board of the MTGOP took an unprecedented step of endorsing a candidate in the Montana Supreme Court race, as announced in a press release from the MTGOP today. The Montana GOP has spent the last year systematically trying to undermine the independence of the judi more PR

HELENA, Montana, April 1 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 31, 2022: In a vote in the House today, Rep. Matt Rosendale voted against a bill to cap the cost of insulin for many Americans at $35 per month. Nearly 70,000 Montanans have diagnosed diabetes and rely on insulin. Insulin can cost patients up to $1,000 a month. During the 2021 session, Montana Democrats brought four bills that sought to lower insulin costs for Montana families, including HB 222 more PR

HELENA, Montana, April 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: In accordance with federal law, Governor Greg Gianforte has requested the U.S. secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture begin discussions with the State of Montana and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) regarding a potential land exchange under the federal Montana Water Resources Protection Act (MWRPA). MWRPA authorizes the exchange of up to 36,808 acres of state trust lands within more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 29 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 28, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today invited U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to Montana to chart a clear path forward to address the state's unprecedented wildland fire risk and forest health issues. "Montana is facing unprecedented wildland fire risk and forest health conditions that threaten our homes, communities, and economy," Gov. Gianforte wrote in a lett more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 31 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: It sounds like science fiction: wearing a headset and a wristwatch-like sensor, a person's vision and movement, even their heartbeat, is integrated with a robot that responds dynamically to their body. For Apostolos Kalatzis, this is increasingly a reality. Part of a team of researchers led by Montana State University, Kalatzis finds himself on an exciting frontier where the line between human an more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 1 (TNSconf) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University will present "Loved to Death? Balancing Backcountry User Impact and Stewardship" for a Friday Forum on April 8. The virtual panel discussion will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The event will address the immediate and long-term impacts of trail overuse and other recreational pressures in Greater Yell more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, April 1 (TNSJou) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Rivers and streams are akin to arteries and blood vessels in a human body, so monitoring the metabolic respiration and production rates of Earth's freshwaters can help us understand the overall health of our planet. Current and former researchers with the University of Montana's Flathead Lake Biological Station were part of a scientific team that used modern environmental sensor technology to tr more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, March 29 (TNSconf) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release on March 28, 2022: Mark Trahant, editor-at-large of Indian Country Today, will present the 2022 Dean Stone Lecture at the University of Montana on Thursday, April 7. The event celebrates the founding dean of the UM School of Journalism, Arthur Stone. As the Dean Stone distinguished lecturer, Trahant will give a public talk titled "Crafting a Narrative of Indigenous Excellence" at 7 p.m. in the  more PR