Government

News from the 2020 Census MONTANA – In this time of employment uncertainty, a complete 2020 Census count of all Montana residents is more important than ever.   The Census data is used to allocate more than $2 billion a year in federal funding to the state including critical programs for job training and business loans.  In 2016, Montana received more than $18.7 million for workers and youth training including career and technical education, employment, unemployment and dislocated-worker funding.  With half of Montana households still to respond, it is critical everyone fills out the 2020 Census. Missing only one resident means that a community misses $20,000...

News from CSKT PABLO –  Shane Morigeau, candidate for state auditor and current state legislator, received a formal endorsement from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Council.  Morigeau, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, grew up in Ronan and gra...

News from the office of Senator Jon Tester U.S. SENATE — As Montana ranchers have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently released the first plank of his Rancher Relief Plan, calling on Senate leadership to include his legislation, the bipartisan New Markets for...

News from the Office of the Governor  MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced he is directing $5 million in federal CARES Act funds to expand assistance to thousands of Montanans struggling to afford their home energy needs due to financial strain caused by COVID-19.    &ldquo...

News from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry MONTANA – The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced Montanans can now access an additional 13 weeks of Unemployment Insurance benefits, expanded through the passage of the recent stimulus package, or CARES Act. “These eme...

News from the Montana 2020 Census  MONTANA – The U.S. Census Bureau announced that Montana will be one of a few states in the nation to resume update/leave operations. During this operation, census employees with identification and wearing full personal protective equipment will leave census ...

News from U.S. Fish  and Wildlife Service WASHINGTON D.C. — Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt recently announced the Bison Conservation Initiative, a new cooperative initiative that will coordinate conservation strategies and approaches for the wild American Bison over the next 10 yea...

News from Humanities Montana MONTANA – Humanities Montana will, in the weeks ahead, provide nearly $400,000 in grants to the state’s museums, historic sites and cultural institutions affected by the COVID-19 health crisis. Humanities-focused nonprofit organizations based in Montana that a...

UM News Service Montanans will face a “broad-based recession of greater magnitude than what was experienced in 2008-09” in 2020, according to an analysis of the state economy released by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana. The BBER report details the...

MONTANA – The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is encouraging Montana employers to sign up for the State Information Data Exchange System to receive next-day Unemployment Insurance claims-related notices electronically. “By signing up for this platform, employers can help us process cl...