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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for 2026-03-27 ( 16 items )  
AFOSI investigation is a tale of contract assurance as ICBM modernization begins (10)
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * AFOSI investigation is a tale of contract assurance as ICBM modernization begins * MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. - A two-year investigation here into an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) service contract shows the dedication the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) has for ensuring Air Force Global Strike Command's no-fail missions are never compromised.  more PR

Bipartisan Bill Will Support Wildlife Migrations, Connect Habitat Across Working Lands (10)
MERRIFIELD, Virginia, March 26 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Bill Will Support Wildlife Migrations, Connect Habitat Across Working Lands * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) will help wildlife safely migrate through private, working lands by supporting farmers and ranchers' voluntary efforts to use of wildlife-friendly fencing and other more PR

Chairman Westerman Welcomes U.S. Rep. Downing to Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Chairman Westerman Welcomes U.S. Rep. Downing to Committee This week, U.S. Rep. Troy Downing (R-Mont.) was appointed to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "I'm excited to welcome Representative Downing to the House Committee on Natural Resourc more PR

CMSRU Researcher Susy Kohout Earns Prestigious AAAS Fellowship (10)
GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 27 -- Rowan University issued the following news: * * * CMSRU researcher Susy Kohout earns prestigious AAAS Fellowship Susy Kohout, PhD, associate professor of biomedical sciences at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU), has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals. Kohout is recognized for her sub more PR

Congresswoman Val Hoyle Secures Passage of "Columbia River Clean-Up Act", Hails Bipartisan Measure Protecting the Basin, its Communities and Tribal Nations (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Val Hoyle Secures Passage of "Columbia River Clean-Up Act", Hails Bipartisan Measure Protecting the Basin, its Communities and Tribal Nations * Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Hoyle's (OR-4) "Columbia River Clean-Up Act" passed the House as part of "H.R. 6422 American Water Stewardship Act". The act extends the successful Columbia River Basin Restoration program which funds projects to redu more PR

Crapo Joins Colleagues in Requesting Briefing on Joint Task Force to Hold Perpetrators of Oct. 7 Attack Accountable (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Colleagues in Requesting Briefing on Joint Task Force to Hold Perpetrators of Oct. 7 Attack Accountable * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) this week joined his colleagues in requesting that United States Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel convene a briefing on the Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF) to update Congress on more PR

Department of Education Offers Grant Opportunity to Support Parent Training Programs for Individuals with Disabilities (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education, through its Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), has announced a grant opportunity aimed at enhancing the capacity of private nonprofit organizations to support parents and families of individuals with disabilities. The Parent Information and Training Program, identified by Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.235F, has a total estimated funding of $300,000, with a single award ceiling set at $300,000. This comp more ST

Downing Introduces Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Introduces Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act. This legislation modernizes and reauthorizes NAHASDA, including the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program, through 2032 to better assist the housing needs of Indian Country more PR

Earthjustice: Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Administration Abandonment of Sage-Grouse Protections (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Administration Abandonment of Sage-Grouse Protections Suit claims Bureau of Land Management walked away from 2015 commitments to sage-grouse to benefit oil and gas industry * Great Falls, MT -- Montana Wildlife Federation, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Wilderness Society today sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over its abandonment of critical protect more PR

Fed Governor Barr Addresses National Community Investment Conference (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 25 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on March 24, 2026, by Governor Michael S. Barr at the National Community Investment Conference: * * * Developing Communities through Public-private Partnerships Thank you for inviting me here today. Let me also thank those at all 12 of the Reserve Banks, the Board of Governors, and the staff at FedCommunities for their efforts to bring this year's National Community Investment Conference (NCIC) to life, and a specia more PR

Ga. A.G. Carr Fights for Farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Carr Fights for Farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a brief in opposition to a Massachusetts law that seeks to regulate pork production nationwide. If upheld, this statute will impose costly mandates on out-of-state pig farmers - burdening the interstate pork market and increasing prices for all Americans. Carr and 23 other at more PR

Governor Gianforte Honors DLI Employee for Outstanding Service (10)
HELENA, Montana, March 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Honors DLI Employee for Outstanding Service * * March 26 2026 KALISPELL, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday honored Laura Gardner of Job Service Kalispell with his Outstanding Service Award for her more than 40 years of employment with the Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) and her career supporting workforce development across northwest Montana. "For more PR

ICYMI Video: Trump Judicial Nominees Refuse to Answer Blumenthal's Question: Who Won the 2020 Election? (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Trump Judicial Nominees Refuse to Answer Blumenthal's Question: Who Won the 2020 Election? * [WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), yesterday pressed Sheria Clark, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina; Kathleen Lane, President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. District Jud more PR

Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, Additional Legislation and Two U.S. Marshals (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, Additional Legislation and Two U.S. Marshals The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), by a vote of 19-3. Xylazine is a highly toxic veterina more PR

Tale of the lava heron: SFSU student describes new Galapagos species (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 25 -- California State University San Francisco State University posted the following news: * * * Tale of the lava heron: SFSU student describes new Galapagos species * The Galapagos Islands are famous for the discoveries that shaped Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Now an SFSU graduate has added one more: Ezra Mendales (M.S., '23) describes a new species as part of his master's thesis. "I feel super lucky with this project. I think we fell into this b more PR

U.S. Forest Service Issues Information Collection Notice on Forest Industries and Logging Operations Data Collection Systems (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service issued the following information collection: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension (with no revision) of a currently approved information collection, Forest Industries and Logging Operations Data Collection Systems. Title: Forest Industries and Logging Operations Data Collection  more PR