WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Honors Montanan Charlie Dowd at Butte VA Clinic Renaming Ceremony Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Steve Daines attended a ceremony at the Butte VA Outpatient Clinic, which was renamed today to the "Charlie Dowd Veteran Affairs Clinic." Charlie Dowd passed away in March 2023 and was Montana's last survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Dowd was an advocate for his fellow veterans and dedica more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Montana Wool Growers Association has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding its proposed Environmental Impact Statement on grizzly bear damage management. The association, representing hundreds of Montana families reliant on sheep and wool production, highlighted the direct and indirect impacts of grizzly bears on their livelihoods. According to the association, grizzly bears pose a direct threat to more ST

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Western Environmental Law Center, Helena, Montana, has called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services to broaden the scope of its upcoming environmental impact statement (EIS) on managing grizzly bear damage in Montana. In a detailed letter submitted to the federal agency, the organization, representing plaintiffs in a recent court case, emphasized the need for a comprehensive analysis that extends beyond grizzly bears to include other predators and ec more ST

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Nominates 15 Western Montana Projects for Federal Funding totaling $64,619,833 WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congressman Ryan Zinke announced that he requested federal funding for 15 projects in Western Montana to improve infrastructure, economic development, and law enforcement capabilities. The requests were submitted to the House Appropriations Committee of which he is a member. The projects would b more PR