WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Cole Lyle, director of the American Legion Legislative Affairs Division, from a May 20, 2026, hearing on legislation to improve benefits, housing and employment services for veterans: * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished members of the Committee, on behalf of National Commander Dan K. Wiley, and more than 1.5 million dues-paying members of The American Legion, we thank you f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 1, 2026, by Theresa Grover: * * * ATR Commends Pledge Signers in CA, IA, MT, NJ, NM, and SD, Ahead of June 2 Primary As voters head to the voting booth, they deserve to know where their candidates stand on key issues such as taxes and spending. Fortunately for voters in California, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, and South Dakota, these candidates have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and made written com more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines and Bessent in Senate Finance Committee: Working Families Tax Cuts Bringing Economic Growth, Jobs for American Workers and Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a Senate Finance Committee hearing where he discussed benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts and his digital asset tax framework. Watch the full exchange HERE. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Sends Letter to DOL Urging Support for American Workers and Retirees U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Sonderling expressing support for DOL's proposed rule to implement President Trump's Executive Order that unlocks access to investments in alternative assets for Main Street America and retirees with a 401(k) defined-contribution plan.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following statement on June 3, 2026: * * * DOJ Charges Scientists from Rocky Mountain Laboratory with Smuggling Monkeypox into the U.S. U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy today released the following statement after the Department of Justice charged two researchers -- Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe -- from Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) in Hamilton, MT, with conspiracy to smuggle monkeypox into the United States and giving false statements to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule updating a wide range of Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures at airports across the U.S., with the changes taking effect beginning June 1, 2026. The rule amends 14 CFR Part 97 and establishes, revises, suspends or removes instrument flight procedures used by pilots operating under instrument flight rules. According to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Beige Book on June 3, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Ninth District economic activity increased modestly since the previous report. Employment grew slightly, and wage growth was modest to moderate. Prices increased sharply, particularly for inputs. Growth was noted in financial and nonfinancial services, construction, and manufacturing. Consumer spending, tourism, and energy were flat. Agricultural co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Reintroduces Legislation to Combat 'Smash-And-Grab' Crimes * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today reintroduced the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2026 to address the dangerously high number of "smash-and-grab" thefts targeting gun dealers by enhancing penalties for criminals who steal firearms from federally licensed firearms and ammunit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-608) on a bill (H.R. 7613) to require aircraft to be equipped with collision mitigation technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, update air traffic control processes and procedures and address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on April 9, 2026. The House passed the  more ST

WINDSOR, England, June 3 [Category: BizTravel] -- The InterContinental Hotels Group issued the following news release: * * * IHG Hotels & Resorts' Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio recognised across the world's most influential travel awards * LONDON, 03 June 2026 - Each year, top travel editors and experts come together to hand pick hospitality's best examples of excellence. Serving readers with a guiding light of where to go next, these hotly contested shortlists celebrate best-in-class demonst more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America issued the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * U.S. House Passes Key Public Lands Energy Permitting Bill In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed a bill to support federal employees working on oil and natural gas approvals in Bureau of Land Management offices across the West. The Independent Petroleum Association of America, or IPAA, and Western Energy Alliance today ap more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 3 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State art students shine light on local grain mill's forgotten history * BOZEMAN -Montana State University students from the School of Art will illuminate the past of a local, historic grain mill on Friday, June 5. From 9 to 10 p.m., four students will project visuals onto Bozeman's BG Grain mill at 714 E. Mendenhall St. in a public art installation providing insight into the history of the buildi more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 3 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Museum of the Rockies announces departure of Executive Director Christopher Dobbs * BOZEMAN - Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University announced today that its executive director for nearly eight years, Christopher Dobbs, will step down to lead a history museum in upstate New York.Size: Lg Med Sm V Christopher Dobbs Dobbs has led the internationally recognized Museum of the Rockies since 2018 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: Union] -- The National Federation of Federal Employees issued the following news release: * * * NFFE-IAM Smokejumper Sam Forstag Wins Montana U.S. House Democratic Primary * Washington, D.C. - The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) and the IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) proudly congratulate NFFE-IAM member Sam Forstag on winning the Democratic Primary for Montana's First District U.S. House seat. "Sam more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * NRCS Encourages Planning Now for Conservation Benefits and Future Funding Opportunities * Montana's short summer is the perfect time for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to conduct the field visits and inventories needed to start or update a conservation plan for farmers, ranchers, and foresters working to improve their natural resources. The  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 3 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * President Trump Revokes Executive Orders Protecting Public Lands from Unmanaged Motorized Recreation Repeal threatens wildlife, public safety, and outdoor recreation across federal lands - Washington, D.C. - Last Friday, after most people left work for the weekend, President Trump announced the repeal of two executive orders (11644 and 11989) that govern off-road vehicle (OHV) and ov more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 3 [Category: Business] -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following news release: * * * RILA Coalition Opposes FCC 900 MHz Spectrum Proposal * The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement after leading a broad coalition of 60 businesses and trade associations in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a proposal from NextNav that would reconfigure the Lower 900 MHz spectrum band. At stake is a  more PR

POTSDAM, New York, May 29 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus issued the following news: * * * SUNY Potsdam Students Honored with Awards for Excellence for Research and Creative Projects SUNY Potsdam recognized students and faculty mentors for excellence in research and creative projects, following the College's 2026 Learning and Research Fair. More than 50 students presented their research to faculty, staff and classmates in the Barrington Student Union on May 6. Following  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: * * * The Atlantic Announces Editorial Fellowship Class for 2026-27 * The Atlantic is announcing six early-career journalists who have been selected for a yearlong editorial fellowship program: Laney Crawley, Catherine Goodman, Nora Lowe, Jack Rodriquez-Vars, Jacob Smollen, and Katherine Weyback. This is The Atlantic 's first class of fellows since 2020; the six joi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Aaron Flint * "Aaron Flint has proven his allegiance to a corrupt political system and an extreme, cost-spiking agenda that stiffs working people. It's time to send some real working-class representation to Washington, and that's what Western Montana will be getting with Sam Forstag. A smokejumper and union leader, Sam knows firsthand how high costs are making housi more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 3 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Too much hype? Montana State professor publishes research on best language to use for successful crowdfunding * BOZEMAN -Entrepreneurs use a variety of strategies to achieve their goals, sometimes turning to online crowdfunding campaigns to increase their reach and raise money. Yet the success of fundraising campaigns is often variable, driven by what's being asked and the language that people decide to use more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, June 3 -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * $25 million gift will bolster rural, Indigenous healthcare Franke family's endowed donation to UW School of Medicine aims to increase primary-care physicians in the Pacific Northwest. - Montana WWAMI medical student Chelsea Koessel, right, with a young patient at the Southwest Montana Community Health Center in Butte during her 2024 Rural Underserved Opportunities Program  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 4 -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Virologist and Bioinformatician Emily Speranza joins Texas Biomed faculty Emily Speranza, Ph.D., first heard about Ebola virus when she was five years old. "I remember hearing about it on the news and little me thought 'This is terrifying. I need to know everything about it so I am not so scared,'" she said. "In that process, I realized 'Wow! These viruses are actually kind of cool.'" Deadly p more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 4 -- Western Energy Alliance issued the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * U.S. House Passes Key Public Lands Energy Permitting Bill In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed a bill to support federal employees working on oil and natural gas approvals in Bureau of Land Management offices across the West. Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America, or IPAA, today applauded the leaders more PR