Government

News from the USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $12 million for use in making payments to forest landowners with land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program in exchange for their implementing healthy forest management practices. Existing CRP participants can now sign up for the Forest Management Incentive, which provides financial incentives to landowners with land in CRP to encourage proper tree thinning and other practices. Interested landowners should contact their local FSA county office.

News from the Office of Jon Tester MONTANA — On the 11th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that turned on the spigot of dark money in elections, U.S. Senator Jon Tester reaffirmed his commitment to fighting the corrosive influence of dark money and announced he will...

News from the Dept. of Labor and Industry  HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry today is warning Montanans of a widespread text message scam that masquerades as a message from the Department.   At this time, it is believed that these scammers are sending fraudulent ...