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News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) recently announced the bipartisan “Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act” to combat drug trafficking in tribal communities. The “PROTECT Act” would expand the Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) program to allow tribal nations to prosecute non-Native offenders for drug crimes and gun crimes in furtherance of STCJ covered crimes. The “PROTECT Act” would also allow tribal courts to execute warrants for electronic material to better combat drug trafficker...

News from the Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior recently announced new agreements with the U.S. Library of Congress and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History as part of the Department’s Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative. The ...

News from the Montana Department of Commerce HELENA – The Montana Department of Commerce announced today more than $37 million in federal housing tax credits will be allocated to six developments to build new affordable homes in five Montana communities. “The Montana Board of Housing has ...

ST. IGNATIUS  — We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas! Reminder: Craft Day is on Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. and we will learn to cut glass.  A free will offering is asked for the privilege to participate.  Call and leave your name if you are interested so there will be adequate supplies....

News from Mitch Staley, Montana Department of Commerce HELENA — The Montana Department of Commerce announced recently that over $350,000 of grant funding will be divided among 17 agricultural businesses and communities throughout Montana. These funds will support diversification, agricultural oppo...

From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension will continue and expand its support programs for unpaid family caregivers across Montana thanks to grants totaling $397,000 from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Montana Lifespan Respite Coalition. A c...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte concluded his fourth annual 12 Days of Giving campaign in Helena on Tuesday, Dec. 17, by spotlighting The Angel Fund, a non-profit organization that provides Helena School District children in-need with school items includ...

News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior recently announced that over $20 million is available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to strengthen local governments’ wildfire response by converting vehicles to wildland fire engines...

News from the Montana Department of Commerce HELENA – The Montana Department of Commerce announced Dec. 17 that 49 local event organizations will share more than $740,000 of grant funding to support destination events that will help increase tourism in Montana communities. The funding is through C...

News from Montana Technological University When Beaverhead County High School senior Chase Brown crosses the high school graduation stage in May, he’ll be on track to launch a career as an automotive technician in a year. That’s because Brown took advantage of Highlands College of Montana Te...