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U.S SENATE — To remove the corrosive influence of corporations and dark money on our democracy, U.S. Senator Jon Tester sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pressing the agency to take immediate action to require corporations to disclose their lobbying expenditures. Writing alongside a group of his Senate colleagues, Tester told SEC Chair Gary Gensler that it is past time for the agency to force corporations to reveal their lobbying activity to their investors: “In the absence of strong lobbying disclosure rules, investors are largely kept in the dark regarding the policy campaigns they are indirectly funding. This raises concerns that investors ma...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — Federal, state, and local officials are urging medical providers to lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened as of Nov. 7, 2023, by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce....
News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2023 Fall Mack Days Fishing event on Flathead Lake sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes is in the books. A total of 17,502 lake trout entries were received. It was the second largest event total since the 2019 Fall event, which had 18,214 entr...
POLSON — On Saturday, Nov. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Lake County Courthouse, the annual tree lighting ceremony will take place. Sip hot cocoa and enjoy chocolate chip cookies provided by Lake City Bakery. Bring the family and kick off the holiday festivities with carols and fun activities for the kids. &...
ST. IGNATIUS — If you could have some type of activity that would help with the Winter Blues, call us with your suggestion and we will see what can be done here at the center. If you would like a craft night or afternoon, maybe a movie night, or coffee hour during the day, call us and help us put this ...
POLSON — We will be closed Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24. See’s Candy is now on sale for $27 a box and there are many choices. See Kaye and buy early. Supply should easily last until Christmas, unless you open the box and eat them all before then. Need a ...
News from MT-DPHHS WARM SPRINGS — The Department of Public Health and Human Services announced recently that donation boxes have been set up at various locations across the state to receive holiday gifts to benefit Montana State Hospital patients. The effort is part of the annual “Gifts w...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, Nov. 22: brunch, salad, dessert — Friday, Nov. 24: closed — Monday, No...
RONAN — The Montana Co-op is working to increase community connection first with food then, as Co-op president Jason Moore says, “by using the three C’s - curriculum, community, and cafeteria.” The Co-op has plans for many programs that will develop the three C’s but is currentl...
POLSON — The Skyliners four-wheel club met Saturday, Nov. 11 to ride over scenic mountain trails on the east shore of Flathead Lake. An off-road club that started in 1974, Skyliners is now a 501c nonprofit organization whose members enjoy exploring off-road trails together. One of the organ...
