| State Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday February 27, 2022 ( 9 items ) |
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Gov. Gianforte, Agriculture Dept. Promote Value-Added Ag Research at Mont. State University
BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 23 2022:
Governor Greg Gianforte today joined Montana Department of Agriculture Director Christy Clark to tour the Malt Quality and Food Product Development labs at Montana State University.
"The innovative, value-added ag research taking place at Montana State helps our producers keep pace with a transforming agricultural industry," Gov. Gianforte said. "Working with the ag industry and our
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Mont. A.G. Knudsen Announces $80M for Montana From Opioid Settlement With Pharmaceutical Companies
HELENA, Montana, Feb. 26 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022:
Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that Montana will receive $80 million in the final approval of the multi-state settlement holding the nation's three major pharmaceutical distributors - Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen - and Johnson & Johnson accountable for their roles in fueling the national opioid epidemic and the harm it has caused.
The settlement
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Mont. A.G. Knudsen Joins Attorneys General in Calling For Resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary for Border Security Failures
HELENA, Montana, Feb. 24 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release:
Citing the continued failure to enforce federal law and secure the southern border, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 14 state attorneys general in calling for President Biden's Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to leave office.
In a letter to Secretary Mayorkas, the 14 attorneys general outline the leadership failures that have exposed c
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Mont. Gov. Gianforte Announces Investment to Build Stronger, More Robust Health Care Workforce
HELENA, Montana, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 22 2022:
Following his announcement of a $6 million investment in rapid workforce training last week, Governor Greg Gianforte joined Carroll College President John Cech today to announce a portion of the funds will be used for the rapid training of nurses and clinical social workers at Carroll College.
"Montana's health care system depends on a highly skilled workforce trained to deliver the
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Mont. Gov. Gianforte Awards $605,000 for Workforce Training, Apprenticeship Programs
HELENA, Montana, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022:
Together with the Department of Commerce, Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the state has awarded $605,000 to Montana businesses and nonprofits for skills-based workforce training and apprenticeship programs.
"When you couple the Montana work ethic with the tools folks need to thrive in the jobs of today and the future, the result is a highly qualified, highly skilled workforce
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Montana State Spring Enrollment Second Highest on Record
BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 23 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022:
Montana State University reported its second highest spring headcount ever, as well as strong graduate student enrollment and retention, according to numbers announced today.
The official headcount, which is published after the 15th day of classes each semester, showed MSU has 15,608 total students. That's a 4% increase over spring 2021 and is second only to spring 2019, when the
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Montana State University Announces a $50 Million Gift From the Gianforte Family Foundation to Further Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Optics and Photonics, and Creative Industries
BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 26 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022:
Montana State University today announced a $50 million gift from the Gianforte Family Foundation, continuing more than 20 years of philanthropy to the university. The Gianforte Family Foundation's gift is dedicated to constructing a new building to house the Gianforte School of Computing and computing-related fields such as cybersecurity, optics and photonics, electrical and comput
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University Receives $1 Million Endowment
BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 25 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release:
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University has received a $1 million endowment from The Bernard Osher Foundation to support the institute's efforts to provide lifelong learning programming in the Gallatin Valley.
MSU's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI, is a program of MSU's Academic Technology and Outreach. Previously known as MSU Wonderlust, OLLI offers learning o
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University of Montana Alumni Examine Unabomber in 'Ted K'
MISSOULA, Montana, Feb. 26 (TNSOps) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release:
The remote wilderness near Lincoln where Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber, lived still has signs of his presence.
Filmmakers behind the new Unabomber movie, "Ted K," found empty cans of food, a wooden ladder and Kaczynski's initials in a piece of concrete. On a tree where his cabin stood is a carving that reads, "FBI," left by a federal agent.
"The Unabomber's property was pretty eerie act
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