DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 14 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Hart is proud to announce that Kyle Gray, who practices in the firm's Billings, Montana office, has been selected by the State Bar of Montana as the 2019 recipient of the Neil Haight Pro Bono Award. The State Bar of Montana Justice Initiatives Committee selects a recipient who is a leader or innovator in the delivery of civil legal services to those in need in Montana or who has performed sig more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 15 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Attorney General Tim Fox announced today the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) has hired two full-time agents who will work solely on human trafficking investigations. The team, based in Billings, is employed by DOJ's Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and will work on cases of suspected human trafficking statewide. DCI Agent Andrew Yedinak was promoted to supervisor of DCI's Computer and In more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 17 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: Attorney General Tim Fox today announced a multistate settlement along with 41 states and the District of Columbia requiring Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. to pay nearly $116.9 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. A multistate investigation found the companies violated state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the safety and effecti more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 17 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has deemed a vacant 10-acre underutilized parcel in Helena as ready for redevelopment as an 85-unit affordable housing project. The Red Alder project is at the southwest corner of Henderson and Brady Streets on the west side of Helena. DEQ's Brownfields Program oversaw the $200,000 cleanup of the site to be developed by the nonprofit Roc more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock today sent a letter to the Republican National Committee (RNC) urging the group to cease and desist from issuing imitation Census surveys in a fundraising effort. "These imitation Census surveys are designed to confuse Montanans, and make them think they may need to respond and pay the suggested processing fee. We are gravely concerned that when the actual Census questionnaires more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following statement encouraging Montanans to recognize the contributions that indigenous people have made to the state: "Today, we celebrate and respect both the historical and current contributions indigenous people have made to the state of Montana. "We must also recognize and pay homage to the indigenous communities and culture that have been damaged or lost throughout history. "Today is an opportunity to learn from our  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 17 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Approval was granted last week for expansion of a Montana State University program designed to prepare students who already have a bachelor's degree for a career in nursing. The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program began in 2011 and has since grown well beyond the first class of 16 students in Bozeman. On Oct. 9, the Montana State Board of Nursing granted the MSU College of Nursing's request to exten more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 16 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Farmers and ranchers in Montana are often intimately aware of the dangers posed by noxious weeds, but the general public's knowledge of invasive species has also increased due to education and outreach efforts over the past 25 years, according to a recent survey. The survey follows up an initial survey done in 1994, which determined the level of public knowledge at the time in order to gauge education needs. The 2 more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 17 -- The Montana Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Three Small Business Development Centers are expanding access to services and outreach to rural areas by hiring additional staff to better serve small business owners and entrepreneurs across Montana. The Great Falls SBDC, based at the Great Falls Development Authority (GFDA), has hired a rural business adviser - a new position created to make business assistance more accessible to facilitate oppo more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 18 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Need a law school? The Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana is now ranked 10th in the nation for best value by PreLaw Magazine, moving up one spot from a year ago. The list of 25 Best Value Law Schools appears in the magazine's fall 2019 edition, which is online at http://bit.ly/32n95I9. The ranking recognizes schools where graduates have excellent chances of passing the bar  more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 14 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana Big Sky Poll recently asked participants "What is the highest number of U.S. Representatives that Montana has ever had?" Only 39% of respondents answered correctly with two. Although Montana currently has an at-large congressional district that represents the entire state, Montana had two districts from 1913 to 1993. Montana could regain a second congressional seat as a result o more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 11 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: When the University of Montana Foundation publicly launched the most ambitious fundraising campaign in UM history, it announced a goal of inspiring $400 million in philanthropic giving through 2020 to benefit every UM student, college, school and program. That target has been exceeded - nearly a year before the campaign concludes. The comprehensive, seven-year initiative known as "Campaign Montana - Thi more PR