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Department of Revenue warns of tax season scams

News from the MT Dept. of Revenue MONTANA — The Montana Department of Revenue warns all Montanans to be aware of numerous scams and frauds related to their tax information and refunds. The most recent scam involves the advertising of a 1-800 number for the Department of Revenue that mimics the department’s call center number. When the taxpayer called that number, they were routed to a fraudster who attempted to get the taxpayer’s social security number and immediate payment for money that the taxpayer allegedly owed. Thankfully, the taxpayer was already suspicious of the number and instead reported the incident to us. The Department of Revenue may contact ind...


Climate storytelling event planned

News from Humanities Montana CHARLO — On Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m., the Mission Valley United Methodist Church, Highway 93, top of Post Creek Hill, will host Winona Bateman, director at Families for a Livable Climate. She will make a presentation on climate change. The event will begin with...


DPHHS: discard cinnamon products

News from DPHHS MONTANA — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to throw away and not purchase specific ground cinnamon products because samples of these products were found to contain levels of lead that may be unsafe. One of these products, Supreme Tradition ground...


 Governor’s Housing Task Force update

News from the Department of Environment Quality ZOOM — The Successes Study Group will meet on Wednesday, March 27, from noon-2 p.m. and the Challenges Study Group will meet on Thursday, March 28, from noon-2 p.m. Both meetings will be hosted online only (see link below). Final agendas will be post...


Nearly $75M secured to repair critical infrastructure on Highway 93

News from the office of  Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — As a direct result of his bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today secured $74,872,287 to reconstruct US 93 from south of Kicking Horse Road to Brooke Lane to provide two-travel lanes, a multimodal path, wildlife fencin...


Supporting MT emerging indigenous musical talent

News from Billy Conway Artist Fund MONTANA —The legacy of Billy Conway (1956-2021), one of the most influential drummers in American music history, continues to inspire and support the next generation of artists through the Billy Conway Artist Fund.  Known for his exceptional skill, creative ...


Following governor’s response, CSKT issue statement regarding PL 280

News from Gwen Lankford, CSKT Executive Communications PABLO — On March 1, 2024, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte provided correspondence to the Lake County Board of Commissioners that the State of Montana plans to retrocede from the termination-era policy known as Public Law 280 (PL 280) on the Fl...


Polson Middle School: track season starts March 25

News fromSchool District No. 23 As we approach the end of the school year we hope this message finds you well. With a late start for the 2024-25 school year calendar we are excited to share some upcoming events and opportunities for our students to get involved in the fall activities for the 2024-25 year....


GNP announces 2023 visitation data

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park was in the top 15 most visited national parks in 2023, hosting 2,933,616 recreation visits for the year. Recreational visits were up 0.9% from 2022 representing the 6th busiest year in Glacier’s history. Monthly records ...


Justice, Interior Departments 0utline commitment to MMIP

News from the U.S. Dept. of Justice and Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON – The Departments of Justice and the Interior recently released their joint response to the Not Invisible Act Commission’s recommendations on how to combat the missing or murdered Indigenous peoples (MMIP) and human tra...


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