HELENA, Montana, Aug. 4 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator Tester's PACT Act passed the Senate, marking a historic and critical investment in veterans' health care. 96 hours after first voting no and fist bumping Sen. Ted Cruz to celebrate the no vote-- and 96 hours of ignoring protesting veterans camped out on the steps of the Capitol-- Senator Steve Daines finally reversed course and joined Senator Tester in voting yes on the historic bill to provide ve more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 3 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced the formation of a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force with 49 other states that is investigating and will take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls into the United States. This bipartisan nationwide Task Force has one goal: to cut down on  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today praised Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park Cam Sholly for the accelerated reopening of the park through Gardiner and Cooke City/Silver Gate in October 2022. "Superintendent Sholly and I have been in regular contact since flooding began, and he understands the livelihood of Montanans in Gardiner, Cooke City, and Silver Gate depends on these entranc more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday recognized four veterans in Miles City with the 2021 Montana Governor's Veteran Commendation. "No one better embodies our Montana values and commitment to service than our veterans, and it was my honor to recognize four outstanding veterans in Miles City," Gov. Gianforte said. "Through their commitment to service, JR, Tom, Ken, and Mark have made our n more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, Governor Greg Gianforte today urged the Montana Supreme Court to accept new briefings from the public as the court weighs challenges to pro-life laws. The Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, returning the authority to regulate abortion to the people of each state and their elected representatives. In its 1999  more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Aug. 4, 2022: * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today released a joint statement with 21 other governors in response to Democrats' reconciliation spending bill. "The Democrats' solution to 40-year high inflation is passing another reckless tax and spending spree to the tune of $740 billion, affecting Americans in every tax bracket. "While denying recession, Democrats want to raise taxes on businesses a more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Chris Dorrington today announced the state is streamlining review processes and cutting red tape to accelerate the development of affordable, attainable housing. "I promised Montanans we would peel back the burdensome, restrictive, and unnecessary regulations that have left us with a longstanding shortage of more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 4 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: During Tuesday's Districting and Apportionment Commission hearing, Republican commissioners' two proposed maps drastically reduce reservation communities' representation and blatantly break the standards set by the Voting Rights Act and subsequent Supreme Court decisions. HDP1 proposed by Commissioner Essmann completely wipes out Montana's majority-minority Senate District representing Ro more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 1 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: This weekend, Montana Democrats came together to confirm the 2022 Party Platform and introduced the "Core of the Platform," a distilled version of the platform's values, vision, and unwavering optimism for Montana's future, and a six-point promise to voters. The proceedings were well attended, timely and cooperative, led by legislators, board members, and presiding chair Mary Moe. At the closing of the g more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 2 (TNSfund) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University's nursing college has received a grant totaling $3.9 million that will enable MSU and its partners from across Montana to deliver quality medical, dental and behavioral health care to kids in rural and underserved areas while providing exceptional educational opportunities for MSU students. The four-year grant, which began July 1, is from the U.S. Health Resources Services  more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 2 -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: Montana State University Billings faculty Joy Honea, Ph.D., Sue Balter-Reitz, Ph.D., and Heather Thompson-Bahm, Ph.D., shared their expertise and knowledge in HyFlex through a workshop with higher education professionals throughout Montana and the U.S. at a recent Montana University System-wide conference, the XLi Extended Learning Institute, sponsored by the Office of the Commissioner for Higher Education more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: As a teacher in a small town an hour's drive south of Billings, Alex Knows His Gun wanted to expand learning horizons for her students. So she jumped on a chance to come to Montana State University to work in research laboratories alongside other teachers from around the state. "I thought this would be a good way to get out of my comfort zone," said Knows His Gun, who teaches a combined class of a  more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 6 (TNSacc) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Carissa Russell wants to work with communities to improve the health of minority populations. This realization hit her while working toward an undergraduate degree in public health at the University of Montana. An incoming senior from Portland, Oregon, Russell paired her major with a minor in Spanish. This academic mix helped her land an internship with UM's Rural Institute, where she worked as a more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of Montana recently teamed up with the Missoula Paddleheads to advance important research to help understand athletes' sense of equilibrium and balance. During the first week of August, faculty, staff and students from UM's School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science worked with the Paddleheads to improve rehabilitation practices for athletes following conc more PR