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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday November 19, 2023 ( 4 items )  

$2.4 Million in Grants to Support Sagebrush Ecosystems in the Intermountain West Announced by NFWF
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 14 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $2.4 million in grants to restore, improve and conserve sagebrush, mesic wet meadow and big game migratory corridor habitats in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. The grants will generate $3.7 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $6.1 million. "Sagebrus  more

CCIA Releases Report On State Privacy Landscape
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news: A wrap up report about state legislative proposals concerning privacy across the country finds over 140 bills have been introduced across 37 states. The Computer & Communications Industry Association released its report summarizing the previous legislative session and predictions for the year ahead for state privacy legislation. In 2022 several Democratic state legislatures enacted co  more

NGA: Governors Cox and Polis Call for Healthy Political Debate at Colorado Event
WESTMINSTER, Colorado, Nov. 15 -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Utah Governor Spencer Cox and NGA Vice Chair Colorado Governor Jared Polis collaborated for the second in a series of bipartisan events to help address toxic polarization in America - the aim of Governor Cox's 2023-24 NGA Chair's Initiative: Disagree Better. The bipartisan event was also attended by Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and Oklahoma Gover  more

PERC Launches "Elk Rent" Payment for Presence Conservation Program
PARADISE VALLEY, Montana, Nov. 17 -- The Property and Environment Research Center issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) today announced an innovative payment-for-presence program to compensate a rancher for providing elk habitat in Montana's Paradise Valley. Using advanced camera traps powered by artificial intelligence (AI) together with landowners' innate knowledge of the land, this innovative program is the first of its kind   more