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News from DPHHS HELENA — Several state officials, banking representatives, and a victim of elder exploitation are speaking out to raise awareness about elder abuse and financial exploitation on Thursday, June 15, at 5:15 p.m. as part of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The event will feature formal remarks from various experts at the Montana Club located at 24 W Sixth Ave. on the 6th floor in Helena. Susan Bivins of Anaconda will be on hand to share her personal story. In 2022, Bivins was the victim of a financial scam when she was swindled out of $212,000. Bivins said her retirement plan detoured that year when scammers made off with most of her savings after she receiv...
News from the Montana Public Service Commission HELENA — Following the passage and signing of SB 109, the Montana Public Service Commission announces the creation of new boundaries for the five PSC districts. SB 109, carried by Senator Keith Regier and signed into law by Gov. Gianforte, uses th...
LAKE COUNTY — HB 479 would have provided $5 million over two years from the Montana Department of Justice to Lake County for reimbursement of a portion of the costs of Public Law 280. Additionally, the bill would have created a task force that would recommend a permanent solution to funding of PL 280 t...
News from the Montana Stockgrowers Association HELENA — The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) shares its excitement and relief as the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision to the most recent Waters of the United States (WOTUS) case. Last week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous 9-0 holdin...
MONTANA — Senator Jon Tester held a rural press phone call recently, opening up discussion about concerns such as the national debt, bank failures, and the continued influx of fentanyl into Montana communities. Tester began by addressing “the elephant in the room,” the possibility ...
HELENA — A Helena district court judge on Thursday blocked Montana from enforcing a new law that bans the most common abortion procedure after roughly 15 weeks of pregnancy. The Republican-sponsored House Bill 721 was signed by Gov. Greg Gianforte Tuesday and took effect immediately — a ...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte BOZEMAN — Addressing policymakers at the Western Governors’ Association’s Western Prosperity Roundtable Forum, Governor Greg Gianforte today promoted pro-housing reforms adopted in Montana and championed them as a catalyst for prosperity and i...
HELENA — Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Wednesday that he had signed a bill banning Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok over concerns its data-sharing practices jeopardize user privacy and national security. The ban, which the governor’s office said was the first of its kind in the natio...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — To support Montana families and help reduce the number of children in foster care, Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill on May 16 into law to establish an adoption tax credit in Montana. “It’s not enough just to stan...
News from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Montana BILLINGS — The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Pers...
