HELENA, Montana, March 22 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte today blasted President Joe Biden for undermining the retirement savings of hardworking Americans in favor of politically-motivated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing. Earlier today, the president vetoed a bipartisan measure to block a U.S. Department of Labor mandate that promotes the ESG agenda. The bipartisan bill is designed to priorit more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 24 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: In a press conference at the state capitol, Governor Greg Gianforte today called on legislators to deliver on Montanans' priorities, including fully funding law enforcement and strengthening the state's budget reserves. Citing violent crime incidents over the last two weeks, including officers being shot, Gov. Gianforte emphasized the need to fully fund law enforcement. "I spent t more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 22 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: In response to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland's recent order related to bison management, Governor Greg Gianforte today blasted the Department of the Interior for overreaching into the State of Montana's responsible management of bison. "For decades, the State of Montana has been a stalwart steward of bison within its borders. Whether those bison move into Montana from Yello more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 24 (TNSpro) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: For students in Montana State University's Master of Science in Innovation and Management program, graduate school starts at a sprint. The one-year graduate program in the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship kicks off each semester with an event called Sprint Week. Members of the year's cohort arrive two days before classes begin and are divided into small groups. Over the followin more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 23 (TNSawa) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Henrietta Mann, a member of the Southern Cheyenne Tribe of Oklahoma and professor emeritus of Native American Studies at Montana State University, was presented with a 2021 National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday. At the ceremony, Biden spoke of the ability of Mann - who is sometimes called the Native American Maya Angelou - to capture "the vastness of Nativ more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 18 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Ongoing microbiological research at Montana State University was featured last week by the federal Department of Energy for its unique impact. "Bio-Mining Fool's Gold" was featured by the DOE Office of Science as part of its Science Highlight series. The series draws special attention to around 200 projects annually from thousands of research findings generated by laboratories, colleges and unive more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton joined a Montana-led comment letter sent to the Department of the Interior requesting that the Bureau of Indian Affairs ("BIA") extend the public comment period for new rules that would have a sweeping impact on state gambling laws. The federal governance of tribal casino gambling has long balanced federal, state, and tribal interests. But the new rules undermine this--primar more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, March 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: White-tailed jackrabbits can change their color with the seasons, growing snowy white fur in the winter and brown fur during the summer. But shorter winters brought on by rapid climate change can create color mismatch, making jackrabbits stand out like lightbulbs for predators on snowless landscapes. Populations of jackrabbits can display brown, white, or intermediate-colored coats during the w more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 21 (TNSbook) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Press (UWyoP) has published its first book, "The Art and Life of Merritt Dana Houghton in the Northern Rockies, 1878-1919," a biography by UW alumnus Michael Amundson. Between 1891 and 1915, pen-and-ink artist Merritt Dana Houghton made over 200 bird's-eye sketches of towns, ranches, mines, businesses, historic sites and animals in Wyoming, northern Colorado, Montana,  more PR