OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 24 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hunter today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in support of North Dakota and Montana's position that Washington state's new law regarding crude oil transport interferes with federal law and stands to cause major economic harm to energy-producing states. Earlier this year, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that requires Bakken crude bei more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 24 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: After two days and dozens of legendary performances, the ninth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival hosted by Ryan Seacrest concluded on Saturday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with unforgettable performances by Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Cage The Elephant, Camila Cabello, Chance The Rapper, Def Leppard, French Montana, Green Day, Halsey, Heart, H.E.R., Hootie & The Blowfish, Marshmello with Special Guest Kan more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 27 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A free public lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Montana State University will examine the microbes that inhabit the human vagina and provide the first line of protection against potential pathogens of the female reproductive tract. Joanna-Lynn Borgogna, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Letters and Science and the College of Agriculture and the recipient of a Kop more PR

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 23 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Attorney General Tim Fox and U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced their offices, together with the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will co-sponsor a second missing persons training for the public and law enforcement. The event will take place at the First Interstate Bank Operations Center in Billings on October 16. The first joint missing persons training was held in June in Helena. "Because we  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 24 -- Sensus, a subsidiary of Xylem, issued the following news release: Ravalli Electric Cooperative (REC) was the first co-op in Montana, formed in 1936 to ensure farmers and ranchers received access to electricity. For years, the co-op benefitted from using a power line carrier (PLC) system to automate the meter-reading process. However, as the system aged, communications modules failed more frequently, forcing technicians to make repeated trips into the field t more PR

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 27 -- The Montana Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Montana's Census and Economic Information Center at the Department of Commerce is reminding Montanans that official U.S. Census Bureau surveys will never ask respondents for money, and those surveys will always be postmarked from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. This reminder comes on the heels of a Census look-a-like survey being mailed to Montana residents in Gallatin County more PR

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 26 -- The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Department of Public Health and Human Services officials say that every 11 seconds in the United States an older adult ends up in the emergency room as a result of a fall. In fact, in a recent report about the burden of falls in Montana (https://dphhs.mt.gov/Portals/85/publichealth/documents/EMSTS/prevention/2019FallsPreventionProgramSurveillanceReport.pdf), falls are the  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 24 -- The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services issued the following news release, dated Sept. 20: RiverStone Health and the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) have identified the first confirmed case of severe pulmonary disease associated with vaping in connection with the ongoing national investigation. The confirmed case is a Yellowstone County resident in their 30s with a history of vaping nicotine and THC. This individual was hos more PR

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 24 -- The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services issued the following news release, dated Sept. 20: * * * - Francies Poulos of Billings says secret to longevity is 'being so busy I forget to die' * * * Montana Centenarians will be honored Tuesday, September 24 at 4:45 p.m. in Billings at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center located at 1223 Mullowney Lane during a special banquet. Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Sheil more PR

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - On American Indian Heritage Day, calls renewed to ensure that students in Indian Country succeed * * * On Montana's American Indian Heritage Day, Governor Steve Bullock and Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian today announced $350,000 to assist Montana Tribal Colleges in growing accessibility to the HiSet. "Students on tribal reservations deserve to have every opportu more PR

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Under Bullock's tenure Native pay gap narrows in Montana, still more progress is needed * * * Governor Steve Bullock today joins the nation in recognizing Native Women's Equal Pay Day, a day to symbolize how far into the year an American Indian woman must work to earn what a man earned in the previous year. "American Indian women in Montana, and across the country, should not have to put i more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 23 -- Montana State University issued the following news: According to three reports recently released by the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center at Montana State University, the state's manufacturing sector is strong and MMEC is helping manufacturers succeed. The 2019 State of Montana Manufacturing report, along with reported results of surveys of Montana manufacturers and MMEC's clients, were prepared by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the Universit more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 23 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A Montana State University professor who studies how and why human bodies move the way they do, including factors that contribute to runners' orthopedic injuries, has received national recognition for his work. James Becker, an assistant professor teaching and studying biomechanics in the College of Education, Health and Human Development's Department of Health and Human Development, received the 2019 Young Schol more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 24 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Montana State University Continuing, Professional and Lifelong Learning will offer a grant writing workshop for nonprofit organizations. The course, Grant Writing Boot Camp, is aimed at foundation grant awards and will cover strategies for successful grant submissions, prospect research and post submission actions. The workshop will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Homewood Suites, 102 more PR

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news, dated Sept. 20: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III joined 17 other states on a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to overturn Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a Montana Supreme Court decision that required the state to exclude religious school options for parents participating in a state tax credit scholarship program. Montana's program, enacted by it more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Sept. 26 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: This week, Missoula College hosted a collaborative training event on fiber optic technology that resulted in an industry certificate from Amazon Web Services. Officials from AWS and Sumitomo Electric Lightwave worked with Missoula College for the training, which delivered cutting-edge technical skills in fiber optic installation and repair. Sumitomo Electric's world-class experts offered instruction in  more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Sept. 28 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Do you think that major statutory reform is necessary to address global environmental challenges? Think again. New research explores the untapped capacity of existing environmental and natural resources management statutes to address accelerating environmental change in the absence of major legislative reform. The work was published this month in the Proceedings of the National Ac more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 26 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Dr. Irving Weissman, a world-renowned stem cell scientist who currently serves as director of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, will deliver a guest lecture, "Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine, Cancer, and as Rogue Cells in Disease," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies. The event is free and o more PR