HELENA, Montana, Aug. 16 -- Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Matt Rosendale issued the following news release: * * * - New Program Championed by Rosendale to Lower Health Insurance Rates * * * State Auditor Matt Rosendale today announced that the Trump Administration has approved a plan championed by Rosendale to lower health insurance rates in Montana while continuing to protect people with preexisting conditions. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gave th more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 14 -- The Montana Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Nineteen Montana communities will share more than $275,000 in planning grants through the Montana Department of Commerce's Treasure State Endowment Program (TSEP) to support the development of infrastructure projects. "Every community needs clean drinking water, safe bridges and good water treatment systems," Montana Department of Commerce Director Tara Rice said. "These TSEP grants support the pl more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 14 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Montana Resources' request for a mine permit amendment to raise its Yankee Doodle Tailings Impoundment northeast of Butte. Montana Resources is proposing to raise the impoundment's western embankment to accommodate tailings storage for future mine production. DEQ has identified M more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Start Smart, Work Smart wage negotiation workshops to be held across Montana * * * Governor Steve Bullock today announced $25,000 in grant funding to support a series of workshops that will equip women with the skills and strategies to negotiate salaries and benefits and promote equal pay in Montana. "The gender wage gap means some Montana women have fewer resources to support their familie more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Program to train community members to improve health care access on Montana's reservations * * * Governor Steve Bullock today joined Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal leaders and state legislators to celebrate a new law that will allow Montana tribes to set up Community Health Aide Programs to improve access to health care for Native Americans living in reservation communities. "I am tha more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Bullock's bipartisan work group led to state legislation and waiver approval that will lower healthcare premiums for Montanans on the individual market * * * Governor Steve Bullock today announced approval of Montana's reinsurance waiver by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to lower healthcare premiums and bring stability to the market. "We are taking action for the Montan more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 15 [TNSresearch] -- Montana State University issued the following news: The New York Times recently cited the work of a Montana State University researcher in an article on African wild dogs. The article by Natalie Angier, "Wild Pups Romp Again in an African Paradise," was featured on the front page of the newspaper's Aug. 5 science section. It follows conservation efforts to restore African wild dogs in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, a subject professor Scott Cr more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 16 [TNSeducationresearch] -- Montana State University issued the following news: Montana State University researchers have found that a program in which students provide a service to community members also provides measurable benefits to the students themselves. Anne Christensen and Angela Woodland, faculty members in the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, set out to conduct a national study measuring the problem-solving skills, commitment to their chose more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 14 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Sreekala Bajwa, dean of Montana State University's College of Agriculture and director of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, received a national award in July from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers for her excellence as an academic leader. Bajwa, who took charge of the MSU College of Agriculture in January and holds the title of vice president for agriculture at MSU, was nomin more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 17 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Montana State University issued the following news: Doctoral student Jonathan Martinson will give a free public lecture about changes in the microbiome of the human digestive system at Montana State University on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Martinson, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the recipient of a Kopriva Graduate Fellowship, will present "How Does Your Gut Microbiome Change Through Time?" at 5:15 p.m. in the more PR

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock today announced that Montana's unemployment rate has reached a 10-year low for the second straight month, decreasing 0.1 percentage points to 3.4% in July. "Montana's economy continues to grow, with about 4,000 new jobs added so far in 2019," Governor Bullock said. "My administration will continue to invest in our state's economy by expanding access to workforce development oppo more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 15 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana recently was named to the Princeton Review's 2020 list of top four-year colleges and universities in North America. "The Best 385 Colleges: 2020 Edition" was released this month. Rankings in the 2020 edition are based on online surveys of more than 140,000 students at colleges that appeared in the book in the previous three years. The survey asks students more than questions abo more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 16 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana recently was named to the Princeton Review's 2020 list of top four-year colleges and universities in North America. "The Best 385 Colleges: 2020 Edition" was released this month. Rankings in the 2020 edition are based on online surveys of more than 140,000 students at colleges that appeared in the book the previous three years. The survey asked students more than 80 questions ab more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 12 -- The South Dakota Legislative Research Council issued the following news release: The Industrial Hemp Study Committee, chaired by Representative Lee Qualm (R-Platte), will meet Monday, August 19, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. (CT) in Room 362 of the State Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota. The meeting agenda includes presentations by Doug Goehring, Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Agriculture; Andy Gray, Hemp Program Coordinator, Montana Department of Agriculture; a more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 13 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Dr. Timothy Nichols, the new dean of the Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana, has been named a 2019 Fellow of the National Collegiate Honors Council. The prestigious honor recognizes his contributions to the national NCHC organization, as well as his distinguished career of teaching, learning, scholarship and leadership. Before joining UM earlier this year, Nichols already had establish more PR