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News from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen HELENA - Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen launched the 2024 U.S. Constitution Contest on Tuesday during a Constitution Day celebration at the Montana State Capitol. Constitution Day is celebrated nationwide each Sept. 17 to honor the signing of the United States Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. This year’s contest – “How does the Constitution preserve our freedom and why is that important to me?” – is open to all Montana students in grades K-12. This marks the fourth time in as many years that Secretary Jacobsen has hosted the contest to engage Montana youth in civics education. &...
By Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service BOZEMAN — When J. Mitchell Vaterlaus worked as a marriage and family therapist, he noticed that many of his clients lacked basic relational skills, including skills in communication, setting boundaries, and combining and establishing familial traditions. &ldqu...
News from the Montecahto Club POLSON - The Montecahto Club, Lake County Democrats and Lake County Republicans are co-sponsoring a candidate forum on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. The forum will be at the Montecahto Club, milepost 6 on Hwy. 35 north of Polson.Refreshments will be provided by the M...
Community members came out in force for the annual Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce event. With a plethora of kids activities, a petting zoo, craft and vendor fair, live music, a car show, food vendors, a fall baking contest and trail of bales, the Harvest Festival offered a variety of fun for folks of a...
News from the Office of Public Instruction HELENA - On Aug. 20, 2024, Superintendent Arntzen announced that the Office of Public Instruction (OPI) allocated $1.5 million in federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to Montana teachers for math and reading projects in a partn...
MISSOULA — Montana’s Medicaid expansion program will sunset in 2025, barring its renewal before the Montana Legislature, and its passage is by no means secured ahead of what could be a busy session. State Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick, the Republican majority leader in his chamber, said that Medicaid...
News from the Lake County Election Office LAKE COUNTY — Notice is hereby given that in Lake County, on Nov. 5, 2024, a General Election will be held to elect federal, state, and county candidates. CI-126, 127 & 128 will also be on the ballot. Persons who wish to register or need to update r...
News from Skip Anderson MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere these days, from social media apps to the laboratories of Montana State University. Now, thanks in part to a doctoral student in MSU’s Gianforte School of Computing, it’s in the state&rsqu...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has released a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzing potential environmental impacts from the statewide management of grizzly bears. Issuing the final EIS is a key step in a process tha...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced the launch of the third annual Governor’s Youth Hunting Story Contest, open to Montana youth and apprentice hunters ages 10 to 17. “Over the last two years, we’ve been inspired by th...
