TOPEKA, Kansas, June 10 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news on June 9, 2022: Governor Kelly today called on the U.S. Senate to pass the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022, which would provide health care and benefits to veterans exposed to toxins during military service. The comprehensive bill is the result of a bipartisan agreement between Kansas' U.S. Senator Jerry Moran and Senator Jon Tester of Montana. The House of Representatives has pas more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 8 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 7, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced his appointment of Heather Perry to serve on the Tenth Judicial District Court, which includes Fergus, Judith Basin, and Petroleum counties. Perry fills the vacancy created by Tenth Judicial District Judge Jon A. Oldenburg's retirement, effective July 2, 2022. "A graduate of Geyser High School and fourth generation rancher, Heather bring more PR

LIVINGSTON, Montana, June 10 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte this week honored five Montana veterans with the 2021 Montana Governor's Veteran Commendation, a unique recognition of Montana veterans who served in the U.S. armed forces and continued their service in their communities. "Our veterans embody the values and commitment to service that define our state and way of life. They are deeply woven into the fabric of our state and c more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 8 (TNStalk) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Fields across Montana may be under-fertilized if fertilizer rates were based on drought conditions, since snow and rain this spring increased potential yields in some areas, according to Clain Jones, a soil fertility specialist with Montana State University Extension. Jones said that this year, producers may have fertilized less because of very high fertilizer costs combined with early-season drou more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, June 10 (TNSfund) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: By Maureen Brakke, director of University Communications & Marketing The U.S. Department of Education announced that Montana State University Billings will receive an Upward Bound grant of $1,954,630 to provide support for low-income students, who would be the first members of their families to earn degrees. Continuously funded for more than 30 years, Upward Bound has served more than 2,300 stu more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Endosymbionts are little critters that actually live inside the cells of other organisms. Brandon S. Cooper, a University of Montana evolutionary geneticist, recently earned a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study these organisms - especially how they interact with their hosts and the environment - which could help improve health for a huge swath of the world's populatio more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Montana with a $2 million Upward Bound grant to provide support to low-income students in Missoula and the Blackfeet Nation who are the first members of their families to attend college. The funding will benefit UM's TRIO Upward Bound, an intensive intervention program that prepares students for higher education through various enrich more PR