Government
News from the MT Democratic Party HELENA — Saying that democracy means listening to people, Montana Democrats recently completed a series of well-publicized, open public meetings in 13 different towns and rural communities across Montana to receive input directly from citizens about how their government can better serve them and help create opportunities for their families and businesses. “Montanans deserve the chance to meet their legislators face-to-face to discuss issues important to them, their families, and their communities,” said Representative Mary Caferro, D-Helena. “We’ll take what we heard—about property taxes, continuing expanded Medic...
News form MT State Legislature PABLO — The State-Tribal Relations Committee will meet on Aug. 7 in Browning (Blackfeet) and on Aug. 8 in Pablo (Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes). Zoom will not be available since these meetings will be off-site, but the committee always accepts wr...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA – Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced an investment of up to $6.5 million in one-time grants to Tribal nations and Urban Indian Health Organizations (UIHOs) to support and improve behavioral health services provided in Native American ...
News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a bipartisan group of senators urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase efforts in protecting crops from the potato wart disease. “If potato wart should enter the United States, our f...
News from the office of Sen. Jon Tester WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden Administration announced on July 11 their commitment to modernizing the Columbia River Treaty. The proposal revises the longstanding treaty between the United States and Canada governing the management of the Columbia River Basin ...
U.S. SENATE — Continuing his longstanding efforts to protect Montanans’ freedom and privacy to make their own personal health care decisions, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today voted in support of the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, legislation supporting a return to Roe v. Wade. Tester is a cospo...
News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing pushed for the delisting of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems and called out the delay in the delisting ...
News from the office of Sen. Steve Daines U.S. SENATE – On July 10, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) announced the formation of the Senate Central Asia Caucus. The Caucus will focus on strengthening the United States’ relationship with allies in Central Asia, increasing trade and investme...
News from the office of Sen. Jon Tester U.S. SENATE — A direct result of his bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured $22,985,000 for the Montana Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, which will work to improve infrastructure for clean drinking water across Mont...
News from the office of Sen. Jon Tester U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently pressed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on solutions to work-force housing shortages during a Senate Banking Committee hearing. Tester began his remarks by relaying to Chairman Powell that he...