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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 of defaulting on the national debt. “I want to be perfectly clear – defaulting on our debt would crash our economy. And that is not an overstatement, that is a fact,” Tester stated. “It would make life harder for every single family, every single small business, every single family farm in Montana.” The House has been discussing defaulting on the na...
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...
BILLINGS — Advancing her initiatives as Montana’s first lady, Susan Gianforte today joined Spectrum and Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming (GSMW) to cut the ribbon on the GSMW Mobile STEM Learning Center. “Students who engage in STEM learn how to solve problems, become more confident, an...
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...
BILLINGS — Rocky Mountain College is pleased to announce the undergraduate honor rolls for the 2023 spring semester. The Dean’s List includes the students who earned a grade point average of 3.60 to 3.99 for the semester. High Honors students who maintained a 4.0 GPA will be noted with an asteris...
News from Southern New Hampshire University MANCHESTER, NH — Taylor Ross of Polson has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Winter 2023 President’s List. The winter terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point ave...
News from Carroll College HELENA — On Saturday, May 13, Carroll College conferred degrees on 313 graduates of the class of 2023 during its 113th commencement ceremony held in Nelson Stadium. Below is a list of local Montana students who were candidates for graduation from Carroll College for 20...
RONAN — The Western Montana Musician’s Co-op had their fourth songwriting workshop on Saturday, part of their SongMT series open to all. The songwriting workshops are open to all and invite those curious about learning to write songs to come and collaborate with a special guest musician ...
POLSON — Port Polson Players, in association with Mission Valley Friends of the Arts, open Polson’s beautiful log theatre on the lake with the Southern classic comedy, “Steel Magnolias.” This outstanding production brings this funny, poignant masterpiece to life over two weekends, May...
