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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for 2026-04-04 ( 10 items )  
Attorney General Alan Wilson supports President Trump's termination of temporary protected status (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 3 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports President Trump's termination of temporary protected status * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 22-state friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Trump administration's decision to end temporary protected status for immigrants from specific countries. The amici states argue that under federal law, the U more PR

Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Lawsuit challenges rollback that allows more mercury, lead, and other toxic pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants * WASHINGTON, D.C. - A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's repeal of standards that li more PR

EEOC Sues Blue Eagle Contracting for Religious Discrimination (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Blue Eagle Contracting for Religious Discrimination * Federal lawsuit alleges trucking company refused to accommodate Christian driver so he could attend Sunday church services RENO, Nev. - Blue Eagle Contracting, Inc., a Grass Valley, California-based bulk mail delivery contractor for the U.S. Postal Service, violated federal law when it failed to return a Christian employ more PR

HCL America to Pay $495,000 in EEOC Age and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * HCL America to Pay $495,000 in EEOC Age and National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit * Settlement resolves federal claims that international tech consulting company unlawfully rejected an older job applicant SAN FRANCISCO - A multinational technology consulting company doing business in the United States as HCL America, Inc., and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, agreed to pay  more PR

Mont. DEQ Releases Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Subsurface Wastewater Treatment Systems (10)
HELENA, Montana, April 4 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * DEQ Releases Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Subsurface Wastewater Treatment Systems The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has prepared a draft programmatic environmental assessment (EA) for construction and operation of subsurface wastewater treatment systems and is accepting public comment through May 1, 2026. Information about how to  more PR

Mont. Public Health & Human Services Dept. Now Accepting Proposals to Launch and Implement the RHTP Center of Excellence Initiative (10)
HELENA, Montana, April 4 -- The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * DPHHS Now Accepting Proposals to Launch and Implement the RHTP Center of Excellence Initiative The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) announced today it is seeking proposals for two distinct components of Montana's Rural Health Center of Excellence (CoE), as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). The first reques more PR

OSU Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology team wins gold at Safety Olympics (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology team wins gold at Safety Olympics * Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator, CEAT | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology's Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology program earned top honors at the 2026 Safety Olympics hosted by Southeastern Oklahoma State University. more PR

SBA Relief Still Available to Montana Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Montana Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Montana of the May 4 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by drought be more PR

UM, OCHE Announce Presidential Finalist Campus Visit for April 6-7 (10)
MISSOULA, Montana, April 3 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM, OCHE Announce Presidential Finalist Campus Visit for April 6-7 * Shinn, currently the interim president of Boise State University, will participate in a series of meetings, including an open forum and community reception during his visit. "The search for UM's next president has been robust, with a high volume of strong applicants," said Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Chris more PR

Western Watersheds Project: Conservation Group Launches Investigation of Forest Service Livestock Program (10)
HAILEY, Idaho, April 3 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Conservation Group Launches Investigation of Forest Service Livestock Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - Western Watersheds Project filed a lawsuit today seeking public documents from the U.S. Forest Service under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The lawsuit points to five long-overdue requests for information about public lands livestock grazing in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Nev more PR