HELENA, Montana, Jan. 24 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - In Espinoza Brief, Daines and Gianforte Attack Constitutional Provision Promoting Religious Liberty * * * The United States Supreme Court heard arguments in Espinoza v. Department of Revenue, a case originating in Montana that asks whether public tax dollars can be directed towards private, religious schools. The Montana constitution is clear -- state dollars can't fund religious education. T more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan Summit Brings Together California, Maryland, Montana,Tennessee Governors and Representatives from 22 States * * * Governor Larry Hogan, chairman of the National Governors Association (NGA), joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, Montana Governor Steve Bullock, and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee this week to lead an infrastructure summit in San Francisco focused on streamlining p more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 22 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Kate Brown, a professor of history in the Science, Technology and Society Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present "The Great Chernobyl Acceleration" on Thursday, Feb. 6. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Hager Auditorium at the Museum of the Rockies. Doors open at 5 p.m. and a reception will follow in the lobby of the museum. In April 1 more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Sandi Luckey on Jan. 23 regarding Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate: "Tonight, we'll hear these candidates avoiding serious solutions as they try to land the best soundbite," said MDP Executive Director Sandi Luckey. "From securing access to quality affordable healthcare and protecting rural hospitals, to investing in strong public schools, to building a ready workforce and a more PR

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 24 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Insurance Commissioner Has Repeatedly Pushed for Removal of Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions * * * Matt Rosendale's campaign website states that as state auditor, he "worked hard to protect Montanans with pre-existing conditions and ensure they have access to affordable health care." This is a lie. Rosendale has repeatedly called to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- the law guaranteein more PR

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 24 -- The Montana Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The Montana Department of Commerce announced Thursday that 29 Montana communities will share more than $900,000 of federal grant funding through the Community Development Block Grant Program. These grants will support the planning of critical infrastructure and community development projects in Montana. "Planning is at the foundation of building healthy and vibrant communities," Commerce Director more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 21 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Montana State University issued the following news: A new search led by Montana State University has revealed more than a dozen massive black holes in dwarf galaxies that were previously considered too small to host them, and surprised scientists with their location within the galaxies. The study, headed by MSU astrophysicist Amy Reines, searched 111 dwarf galaxies within a billion light years of Earth using the National Science Foundation's more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 25 -- Montana State University issued the following news: The work of a Montana State University researcher was featured in the journal Land Economics in November, examining some of the most contentious water distribution regulations in the West: export restrictions in California's Sacramento Valley. Assistant professor Daniel Bigelow joined MSU's Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics in the colleges of Agriculture and Letters and Sciences last summer. Bigel more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 24 -- Montana State University issued the following news: The Washington Post recently cited the work of two Montana State University economists in an article on the federal Market Facilitation Program, commonly known as the farm bailout. The article, "With Trump's farm bailout came surprising profits, but little help for the neediest," (https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/21/after-miserable-farm-sector-still-came-out-ahead-thanks-government-assistance/?arc40 more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 23 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A new outreach program at Montana State University aims to connect Montana kids with role models in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and help combat a social stigma that certain toys are for boys and certain toys are for girls. The MSU Science Math Resource Center, part of the College of Education, Health and Human Development, has been selected for a national program called No Limits. The program  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 21 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Montana State University issued the following news: To make a building material that's alive, Montana State University researcher Chelsea Heveran has a recipe: get some gelatin from the grocery store, make a broth with bacteria called Synechococcus that photosynthesize like plants, add a bit of calcium, then mix with sand and cool until hardened into an concrete-like solid that can be used to replicate itself. Like many recipes, this one is und more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 24 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A project that retired Montana State University President Geoffrey Gamble launched nearly 50 years ago may help preserve the language of a California Indian tribe that has all but disappeared. Gamble, a linguist who served as MSU's 11th president from 2000 to 2009, has just published a dictionary of the language of the Wikchamni people of California's southern San Joaquin Valley, a tribe with a declining populatio more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 22 -- Montana State University issued the following news: A free public lecture about the design, implementation and evaluation of data science workshops will be given on Thursday, Feb. 6, at Montana State University. Allison Theobold, a doctoral candidate in statistics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Letters and Science and the recipient of a 2019-20 Kopriva Graduate Fellowship, will present "Designing Data Science Workshops for Data-Intensi more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 24 -- Montana State University issued the following news on Jan. 23: "An Important Microbial Community Lives in All of Us," may be the title of Carl Yeoman's upcoming lecture, but the "us" could apply to any number of organisms in Yeoman's research portfolio: humans, primates, cattle, sheep or even tiny wheat stem sawflies. He examines each of those and more in his work in Montana State University's College of Agriculture. Yeoman, a faculty member of the Department of An more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 22 -- Montana State University issued the following news: The co-founder of a website dedicated to helping people save money on prescription drugs will speak at Montana State University on Monday, Feb. 3. Scott Marlette, co-founder of GoodRx, will discuss "Building a Product and a Career on the Fly: Lessons in Failure, Iteration and Perseverance" at 5 p.m. in Ballrooms B, C and D of the Strand Union Building. The talk is free and open to the public. Marlette is expected more PR

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 22 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release: * * * - States allege harm from violation of U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause * * * Attorney General Tim Fox announced that the states of Montana and Wyoming are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept their challenge of Washington state's unconstitutional and discriminatory denial of a permit for a proposed export terminal in Longview. Montana and Wyoming are asking for original jurisdiction, more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- Newmark Knight Frank, a division of BGC Partners, issued the following news release: Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has announced the sale of the first phase of a more than 344,000- square-foot, 10-property portfolio for Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) for a total value of approximately $59 million. The 10 properties are located in the states of California, Washington, Oregon and Montana and range in asset type from medical to office and flex industrial. NKF Executive Mana more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Jan. 23 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: A University of Montana journalism student received first place in the Hearst Journalism Awards - one of the most prestigious honors for college-level journalism - for his look into Montana ranching. Jiakai Lou will receive a $3,000 scholarship as the first-place winner in the Multimedia 1/Narrative Video Storytelling Competition for his piece "32 Below," which he created for UM's Montana Kaimin student  more PR