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News from the office of Senator Tester  US. SENATE — The Montana Department of Public Health’s first dose COVID vaccine allotment is set to increase by 2,370 doses next week, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today. The state will get an additional 1,170 Pfizer first doses (for a total of 15,210) and another 1,200 Johnson & Johnson shots, as well as 10,400 Moderna first doses, bringing the total to 26,810 first doses, up from 24,440 last week. These doses are specifically allocated to the state and do not include doses allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Services or other federal programs delivered directly to Montana. “This i...

News from USDA  BOZEMAN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking proposals to fund up to $75 million in new, unique projects under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program’s Alternative Funding Arrangements that take innovative and non-traditional approaches to conservation ...

News from the Office of the Governor   MONTANA  – Governor Greg Gianforte extended the payment and filing deadlines for Montana individual income taxpayers’ 2020 tax returns to May 17.  “Last year brought real, serious challenges to Montanans, and it’s only appro...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte  HELENA — Governor Gianforte signed SB 140 into law, revising laws related to the appointment of district court judges and Supreme Court justices to fill judicial vacancies. “When judicial vacancies occur, I will appoint well-qualified judge...

News from SBA The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a splash page for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal in anticipation of opening applications for the much-anticipated critical economic relief program on Thursday, April 8.  “Help is here for venue operat...

News from North Lake County Public Library POLSON — North Lake County Public Library has new regular, year-round hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m.-10 a.m. have been reserved for those 65 and older or immunocompromised. Masks are requi...

Montana HB 505 killed  News from Nathan Stein, House Minority Communications Director HELENA — Democrats claim end to assault on conservation — Montana House Democrats killed HB 505, a bill that would have privatized one of Montana’s unmatched public resources — our elk...

We are Montana residents and professional wildlife biologists and managers with a total of 1,561 years of experience in wildlife management and wildlife habitat management. Among us are 16 retired employees of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks with 469 years with the agency, and 3 former Commissioners from t...

MSU News Service MONTANA — Registration is now open for Montana State University’s Rural Journalism Camp, to be held July 11–16 on MSU’s campus. The camp is a weeklong residential experience immersing rural high school students in the theory and practice of daily journalism. ...

News from the Montana Department of Commerce MONTANA — Filmed on-location in Montana, the true-life crime thriller “Ted K” recently premiered at Berlinale, one of the top film festivals in the world. The film was largely shot in and around Lincoln, Montana, where producers held a lo...