WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: For the third time this week, Ryan Zinke has caved to the demands of his far-right colleagues and voted for extremist Jim Jordan for speaker. Rather than working in a bipartisan manner to get things done for Montana, Zinke is supporting a conspiracy theorist whose agenda includes: * Defunding federal law enforcement. * Passing a nationwide abortion ban with no exception  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: This week, as Senate Republicans' flawed candidates continued to brawl in "increasingly crowded" and "contested" primaries, their "intraparty rifts" and candidates' vulnerabilities were once again on full display in races across the map. * In Montana, new reporting from HuffPost revealed that Tim Sheehy has a toxic stance on public lands, supporting the transfer of these public lands to state  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte this month recognized U.S Air Force veteran Jamie Buck and U.S. Army and Montana Army National Guard veteran Larry Westfall with his 2022 Montana Governor's Veteran Commendation. The governor is currently seeking nominations for his 2023 commendation by October 21. "Our peer-nominated Veteran Commendation recognizes outstanding Montana veterans like Jamie and Larry who have s  more

DRUMMOND, Montana, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: On the road today for his third annual 56 County Tour, Governor Greg Gianforte visited family-owned small businesses before meeting with first responders in southwest Montana. "Nothing compares to the work ethic of Montanans, whether they're small business owners, welders, ranchers, firefighters, or law enforcement officers keeping our communities safe," Gov. Gianforte said. "I sha  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Reconvening his Housing Task Force today following a historic legislative session for pro-housing reforms, Governor Greg Gianforte praised the group for its innovative proposals to increase the supply of affordable, attainable housing and called for additional recommendations. "With hardworking Montanans in mind, our diverse, bipartisan Housing Task Force last fall laid the groundwor  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 17 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: There is no end in sight for multimillionaire Montana newcomer Tim Sheehy's expanding list of ethics issues. Today, reporting from the Daily Beast shed light on the cozy relationship between Sheehy, his business, and Rep. Ryan Zinke. The reporting reveals that Sheehy and his family members poured nearly $50,000 into Zinke's campaign and PAC while Zinke was introducing a bill Bridger Aer  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 19 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Mitch McConnell's handpicked candidate and multimillionaire Tim Sheehy has repeatedly shown he's only looking out for himself and his money - and now he's running for an office that would oversee the flow of federal dollars to his business. This week, new reporting from the Daily Beast revealed that Sheehy and his family gave Rep. Ryan Zinke's campaign and PAC nearly $50,000 while Zinke introduced a bil  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 19 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Montana newcomer Tim Sheehy believes we should transfer control of public lands to states and counties, a move that is widely known to make it easier to sell off land to private interests, and in states like Montana is a "third rail" policy position that even many Republicans have attempted to distance themselves from. New reporting from HuffPost revealed that in a recent interview Sheehy said "local co  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 20 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Discovery Education's DreamBox Learning ("DreamBox"), the pioneer of intelligent adaptive learning technology, today announced a new partnership with the Montana Office of Public Instruction (Montana OPI) to provide DreamBox Math and DreamBox Reading Plus to nearly 30,000 students (grades 3-8) across the state. DreamBox, which was recently acquir  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 17 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Last summer, Montana State University student Ryan Senitte found himself presenting to C-suite members of U.S. Bank in the company's executive board room. He had made the finals of the company's intern case competition and traveled from the office in Charlotte, North Carolina, where his internship was located, to the company's headquarters in Minneapolis. "We were the first to go, at 9 in the morning," he  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: With more than 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer's and 22,000 of those living in Montana, the neurodegenerative disease hits close to home for many families, in turn affecting many children. How a child interacts with a grandparent who has Alzheimer's can depend on the approach taken by parents, according to Montana State University Extension family economics specialist Marsha Goetting. Col  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A Montana State University research team has published a study that may contribute to management and restoration strategies for whitebark pine, a species that is experiencing significant decline and was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act almost a year ago. Danielle Ulrich, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology in MSU's College of Letters and Science, is the lead autho  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 19 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: High school students can now register for free mathematics contests set for Wednesday, Nov. 8, and Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Montana State University. Exams are administered in-person on the MSU campus in Bozeman, and results are submitted online and measured against a national competition pool. The American Mathematics Competition 10/12 contests, hosted by MSU's College of Education, Health and Human Developme  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A new e-book describing Montana State University researchers' long-term study of Weddell seals in Antarctica has been published and is available for free download via Apple Books, direct download and a PC-friendly digital edition on the Weddell Seal Science website. Jay Rotella, professor in the Department of Ecology in MSU's College of Letters and Science, has been conducting research on the Wedd  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: When the Cold War grew chillier around 1950, the U.S. military worried about a communist land invasion of the United States. So pilots were employed - many of them veterans of World War II - to photograph the entire country using aircraft. This 70-year-old archive of overlapping photos was taken at different angles, providing topographic information for artillery in the event the Soviets rolled   more