HELENA, Montana, May 21 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting: * * * Alliance stops secret logging and burning project in Uintas-Wasatch-Cache National Forest What happens when government agencies try to sidestep the law and exclude the public on major projects? Well, sometimes they get away with it -- but not this time. The Forest Service tried to secretly log and burn a roadless area in northeast Utah but the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, one of the most su more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Introduces Bill to Honor Fallen Service Members, Keep National Cemeteries Open on Federal Holidays U.S. SENATE - Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a bill that requires national cemeteries to be open on federal holidays. The legislation will allow families and friends to visit their loved ones on special remembrance holidays, and will also allow veteran organizations to more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: Let's Make Tax Cuts Permanent Now U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Fox Business today to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill and the need for permanency in the tax code. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines emphasized the need for tax permanency in the reconciliation bill: Once we receive the Big Beautiful Bill from the House, we've got some ideas in the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Urges Trump Administration to Reverse Biden-Era Initiative Unfairly Targeting Main Street Businesses U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury urging review of a harmful Biden-era Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pass-through compliance unit. Thi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Grassley, Lummis Introduce Bill to Protect Health Care for Veterans U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) today introduced a bill to hold the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) accountable and support our nation's service members. The "Protecting Veteran Community Care Act" would strengthen the VA's existing Community Care  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Rubio Discuss Advancing U.S. Interests in Europe and Central Asia U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. The two discussed the importance of reducing European dependence on Russian energy, as well as the strategic importance of Central Asian countries to the United States. Watch the full exchang more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Downing Bill to Expand Access to Capital for Rural Small Businesses Clears Key Committee Vote Today, Congressman Troy Downing's (MT-02) Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act was reported favorably out of the House Financial Services Committee, taking a critical step toward becoming law. "Rural small businesses are the backbone of many of the communities that I represe more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 24 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following statement on May 22, 2025: * * * Downing, Zinke Vote To Gut Health Care and Food Assistance For Montanans To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires Helena, MT- In response to House Republicans passing Trump's disastrous budget bill, Justin Ailport, Interim Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party, released the following statement: "Just hours ago, House Republicans, including Congressman Troy Downing and Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Downing: Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill is a Win for America and a Win for Montana WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following House passage of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. "Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill is a win for America and a win for Montana," said Congressman Downing. "Our legislation delivers historic tax cuts, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces $8M in funding to assess and clean up communities across Montana HELENA, Mont. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on May 16, 2025, that seven recipients across Montana have been selected to receive $8 million in Brownfields Grants to assess, clean up and revitalize local lands. "Through the Brownfields program, Region 8 is helping Montana communities turn more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a consent decree with Troy T.V. District, a licensee of three TV translator stations (K12AA-D, K10AF-D, and K08BG-D) in Troy, Montana, resolving an investigation into the licensee's violations of FCC rules and the Communications Act. The FCC's Media Bureau, Video Division, announced the order on May 21, 2025. The consent decree addresses the Bureau's findings that Troy T.V. District willfully violated section 73.3539( more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 24 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting: * * * Government Cancels Illegal Logging Project near Yellowstone after Alliance Sues The U.S. Forest Service cancelled an illegal public land logging project due to a recently-filed lawsuit by Montana conservation group Alliance for the Wild Rockies on May 20th. The illegal logging was scheduled to occur in the Gravelly Mountains of southwest Montana, in an area that provides a critical wildlife c more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Zinke Champions Trump's Proposed Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Congressman Ryan Zinke is defending the Trump Administration's proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP this week, insisting "people who deserve benefits are going to get the benefits". Zinke appeared on News Nation this week, going on the record to share his enthusiastic support for the catastrophic slashes to Medicaid and SNAP, two vit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Montana Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF), Bozeman, Montana, is urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to adopt more flexible management strategies for grizzly bears, emphasizing the critical role of landowners in species recovery and the growing burden faced by agricultural communities. In a letter dated May 15, 2025, to the FWS, the state's largest general agriculture organization expressed "strong disappointment" over recent decisions to keep grizzly bears in th more ST

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 20 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Montana governor signs bill protecting student 'released time' for religious instruction The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte's signing of HB 343, a bill that protects the right of parents to have their child briefly exc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, from a May 14, 2025, member day hearing on the Crow Revenue Act (H.R. 725): * * * Chairman Westerman, Ranking Member Huffman, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am grateful for the chance to advocate for my district and the people of Eastern Montana. I'm here to discuss two critical pieces of legislation: H.R. 725, the Crow R more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 21 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * New Column: Republicans in Congress want to take away health insurance from millions to fund tax breaks for the rich Where does Montana's Congressional Delegation stand on the proposed Medicaid and SNAP cuts? Montanans deserve to know. Helena, MT- In a new column, Interim Executive Director of the Montana Democratic Party Justin Ailport, slams House Republicans for their harmful and cruel attacks more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- A prominent environmental scientist has called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to reconsider its approach to managing grizzly bear conflicts in Montana, emphasizing the need for rigorous scientific evidence and the ecological benefits of predators. In a detailed public comment submitted on May 3, 2025, Adrian Treves, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Carnivore Coexistence La more ST

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Sheehy Leads Letter Supporting Trump's Leadership to Protect America from Wildfires U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R - Mont.) alongside 16 Senate and House Republicans sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump expressing strong support for executive action the Administration is considering to mitigate the escalating wildfire crisis threatening America. "While some improvements to our federal w more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * TWS welcomes the 2025 class of the Leadership Institute The Wildlife Society is pleased to announce the selection of the Leadership Institute Class of 2025. The following 10 participants were selected from a p more PR

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, May 21 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news: * * * UNCW Men's Rugby Club Wins National Championship The UNCW men's rugby club made history this spring, capturing the 2025 Men's Division II National Championship title at the Collegiate Rugby Championship in Maryland. The Seahawks defeated Montana State, 24-12, in the final match, securing the program's first national title and capping off a season defined by grit, teamwork  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Celebrates Butte VA Clinic Renaming in Honor of RFC Charlie Dowd (Butte, MT.) Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke attended the renaming ceremony for the Butte Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic, which is now officially named the "Charlie Dowd Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic." Congressman Zinke introduced the legislation (link is external) to rename the clinic in January of 2024, with com more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Introduces Bill to Modernize Outdated Foreign Military Sales Congressional Notification Process (Washington, D.C.) As Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Foreign Military Sales Task Force, Congressman Ryan Zinke has introduced bipartisan legislation to modernize the Congressional Notification (CN) thresholds for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS). Congressma more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Strips Public Lands Sales out of House Budget Reconciliation Fully endorses "One Big Beautiful Bill Act (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, after unrelenting effort from Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01), a provision selling more than 450,000 acres of public land has been stripped from the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" also known as the House budget reconciliation. The provision (link is external) passed out of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Strips Public Lands Sales, Votes to Pass the Big Beautiful Bill: Delivers on Tax Relief, Border Security, and the Eliminating of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse (Washington, D.C.) Today, Congressman Ryan Zinke voted to pass the Big Beautiful Bill Act, landmark legislation that delivers sweeping reforms to restore fiscal sanity, cut taxes for hardworking Americans, secure our border, and safeguard entitlem more PR