WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 30, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * In February 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 6 states: Alaska (3.9 percent), Montana (3.6 percent), Idaho (3.2 percent), and Florida, South Carolina, and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). Among these states, the number of quits ranged from 9,000   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in nine North Dakota counties and a neighboring county in Montana of the May 28, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset econo  more

HELENA, Montana, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * Latest round of funding advances President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Montana identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious health i  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on May 2, 2024: Quinn Michael Brockman, 34, of Libby, Montana, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Brockman was pulled over in the Coeur d'Alene area while traveling through Idaho with over 216 grams of fentanyl pills that he had recently acquir  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A Butte man who admitted to distributing multiple pounds of methamphetamine and tens of thousands of fentanyl pills as part of large-scale trafficking ring was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Trevor Allen Handy, 27, pleaded guilty i  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: A Washington man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm after a traffic stop in Columbus was sentenced on May 1 to 11 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. The defendant, Anthony Omarel Kenner, 31, of Tacoma, Washington, pleaded guilty in December 2023 t  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release: The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle the MMIP and human   more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A Washington man who admitted to bringing large quantities of fentanyl pills to the Great Falls area and other Montana cities for redistribution was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Joseph Allen Conner, aka Street, 40, of Yakima, Washington, plea  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A Washington man who brought fentanyl pills to Missoula for distribution was sentenced today to four years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Dustin William Slaney, 44, of Tacoma, Washington, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to possession with intent to distribute controlled substa  more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A Billings man who admitted to threatening to kill Montana U.S. Senator Jon Tester in voicemail messages was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The defendant, Anthony James Cross, 30, pleaded guilty in January to threats to injure and murder a United States Senator. U  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 54,000 Montana Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a mon  more