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News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Montana’s unemployment rate fell to a new record low in March to 2.3%, the fourth lowest rate in the nation. Montana’s labor force and total employment are at record highs. Inflation, however, has reached a 41-year high, undermining Montanans’ wage growth and threatening Montana job creation and economic growth. “Because of Montanans’ hard work, we’re at our lowest unemployment rate ever, and more Montanans are working than ever before,” Governor Greg Gianforte said. “While Montana’s rapid economic growth has lowered our unemployment rate and driven wage growth, a we...
News form The Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON —The GPCF is inviting local non-profit groups to apply for the 2022 grant funding cycle. The 2022 grant application deadline is Friday, April 29, 2022. Grant applications will be accepted from non-profit organizations with a 501 c (3) status...
RONAN — The Ronan Cooperative Brewery and the Ronan Volunteer Fire Department teamed up on April 1 to raise funds for local first responders. According to head brewer Jim Myers, the idea to partner with community organizations for fundraisers dates back to the start of the brewery, when organi...
LAKE COUNTY — Community voices rang out together on April 10 and 11 in choir concerts benefiting both the Mission Valley Choral Society and Helping Hands. Helping Hands is a local non-profit that addresses the needs of individuals and families in Lake County. Supported in part by area churches...
News from the offices of Senator Tester and Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — Bipartisan Senate resolution marking April 16, 2022 through April 24, 2022 as National Park Week passed the U.S. Senate recently. “Our national parks help set us apart from the rest of the world, and in M...
LAKE COUNTY — Overcast skies, snow, and brisk winds couldn’t keep hundreds of egg-cited children from having a hoppin’ good time this past weekend at various community sponsored Easter Egg Hunts held throughout the Mission Valley. “We had an eggs-traordinary turn out this year,&rdq...
POLSON — By a vote of five to two, the Polson City Commission defeated a resolution to de-annex around 70 acres at the top of Polson Hill. The vote, held during the regular meeting April 4, was preceded by a lengthy discussion about the pros and cons of removing lots one and three of the Knife River An...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — Governor Greg Gianforte released the names last Friday of an advisory council that will assist in reviewing qualified candidates to fill the district court judge vacancy in the 20th Judicial District (Lake and Sanders counties). Judge Jim Manley annou...
News from the offices of Senator Daines, Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines was at the White House for the official signing ceremony of his bipartisan bill that supports the United States Postal Service (USPS). “Happy to be at the White House today to celebrate my bipa...
News from Upper Seven Law HELENA — Following oral argument last month, a court has ruled that the state is prohibited from enforcing several election-related bills enacted last year, including House Bill 506, which restricted newly-18-year-old voters from accessing ballots, House Bill 176, which e...
