HELENA, Montana, Nov. 30 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Seventeen state attorneys general joined Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today in asking major shipping companies to clarify new policies that allow them to track firearm sales with unprecedented specificity and bypass warrant requirements to share that information with federal agencies. Reports from Montana federal firearm license (FFL) holders made to Attorney Gener more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Continuing a series of meetings across the state about public safety, Governor Greg Gianforte today convened a roundtable discussion in Bozeman to hear from local officials, law enforcement officers, and treatment providers serving one of Montana's fastest growing counties. "Across the state and here in Bozeman, our community partners are confronting new and emerging challenges with p more PR

BUTTE, Montana, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today kicked off his second annual 12 Days of Giving at Butte Rescue Mission, serving lunch to Montanans struggling with food insecurity. "Giving back and serving our neighbors is part of who we are as Montanans, and in that spirit, I'm excited to bring back our 12 Days of Giving this year," Governor Gianforte said. "Over 12 days, we'll highlight a dozen charitie more PR

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 30 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2022: * * * As President Biden travels to Michigan today to highlight how the CHIPS Act is already helping spur investment in American manufacturing, create good-paying jobs here in the U.S., and maintain America's competitive edge over China, Montana Democratic Party Executive Director Sheila Hogan released the following statement blasting the sole Montanan who voted against the bipartisan CHIP more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2022: Montana State University Billings' College of Business recently received the Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. Heather Thompson-Bahm, Ph.D., DM, assistant professor of management at MSUB, applied for the grant to receive funding for development of a course on global operations and supply chain management.  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University engineering researchers who developed a specialized concrete and helped use it for the first time in an innovative bridge-replacement project in the state have been honored with a national award. The award, one of 11 given by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials during the organization's annual meeting Oct. 28 in Orlando, Florida, recogniz more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 29 (TNSconf) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University will present "Community Winter Trails for Human-Powered Recreation" for a Friday Forum on Dec. 9. 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 ways recreational trails can be kept safe and accessible for winter enthusiasts traveling on skis, snowshoes a more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 30 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Composer, teacher and performing artist Eric Funk gifted an extensive collection of papers from his decades-long career and an antique grand piano to Montana State University, the MSU Library announced. Over the course of his 20-year career in the MSU School of Music in the College of Arts and Architecture, Funk, who is now retired, taught courses to nearly 19,000 students and rec more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 2 (TNSbook) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Discussing their graphic novel, "Thunderous," University of Montana alumni and authors Mandy Smoker Broaddus and Natalie Peeterse often share a troubling statistic: Native American stories make up only about 1% of children's literature. That percentage becomes even smaller for books by Native authors or illustrators. The talented duo is working to help change that reality through "Thunderous," w more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 29 (TNSpar) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana's Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Bitterroot College are partnering to bring a Master of Arts in Education program to Hamilton. The core of this partnership focuses on four areas: educational research, learning and assessment, critical social issues. The program will be offered with 12 credits, a three-credit thesis and 15 credits of electives. Students c more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 29 (TNSacc) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) announced that the University of Montana's Phyllis J. Washington College of Education received accreditation for its educator preparation programs in teaching and educational leadership. The decision by the CAEP Accreditation Council resulted in full accreditation for the College of Education for meeting all of the CAEP Accreditati more PR