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State Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday July 07, 2024 ( 12 items )  

BNSF Recognizes Four States With Inaugural Award for Grade Crossing Safety
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 2 -- BNSF Railway, a freight transportation company, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced it is honoring four state Departments of Transportation for their dedication to improving grade crossing safety in their communities, a first-of-its-kind initiative to reduce grade crossing incidents across the company's 32,500-mile network. The inaugural "Tracking to Zero" awards have been awarded to Idaho, Montana, New Me  more

Down-Ballot Dems: DUCK AND COVER
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Democrats are in chaos following Joe Biden's catastrophic debate--as Biden refuses calls from top Democrats to drop out--and down-ballot Democrats are scrambling. Democrats like Jon Tester have spent years insisting Joe Biden is mentally competent despite clear evidence to the contrary. But now that Biden's true cognitive decline has been exposed, they're running for cover. Just take a look a  more

Encompass Lending Group, Equity Resources Adopt FICO Score 10 T
BOZEMAN, Montana, July 2 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: FICO, a leading analytics software firm, has announced that Encompass Lending Group and Equity Resources, Inc. are the latest mortgage lenders to embrace FICO's newest, most innovative and predictive scoring model, FICO(R) Score 10 T. Their proactive adoption of the model stems from FICO's strategic relationship with Lenders One(R) Cooperative ("Lenders One"), of which both lenders are members. Lenders O  more

FICO Appoints EVP Nikhil Behl to Lead Software Business
BOZEMAN, Montana, July 2 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: * * * HIGHLIGHTS: Effective July 1, Nikhil Behl will lead all technology and go-to-market functions for FICO's software business segment as EVP for software Behl previously served as FICO's EVP and Chief Marketing Officer and, most recently, as its EVP for software sales and marketing * * * Global analytics software leader FICO announced today the appointment of Nikhil Behl as executive vice preside  more

MDP Statement on Tim Sheehy Abruptly Resigning as CEO of His Company
HELENA, Montana, July 2 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Today, Tim Sheehy abruptly announced his resignation as CEO of his company, Bridger Aerospace, following financial difficulties and reports that former employees are suing him. Sheila Hogan, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party, released the following statement: "Last week, stock values for Bridger Aerospace were hitting all-time lows, and today Bridger announced Tim She  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte Celebrates Innovation at Belgrade Business
BELGRADE, Montana, July 3 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte recently attended a re-opening ceremony for Big Sky Decon in Belgrade, touting the resilience of Montana's economy and entrepreneurs. "Montana's economy continues to grow, despite inflationary and workforce pressures brought about by the President Biden's policies," Gov. Gianforte said. "It was great to visit Big Sky Decon in Belgrade to see some of the innovative technologie  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte Statement on Headwaters Hub Funding
HELENA, Montana, July 4 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following statement on July 2, 2024: * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today issued the below statement in response to Montana Headwaters Hub receiving $40 million in federal funding thanks to the "Endless Frontier Act," sponsored by Senator Steve Daines: "Montana continues to lead the nation in innovation. Thanks to our growing dominance in new and emerging industries like photonics and quantum computing, Montana is quickly be  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte: Montana Ranked Third Most Patriotic State in Nation
HELENA, Montana, July 4 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Ahead of Independence Day, Governor Greg Gianforte today celebrated a recent study that ranked Montana the third most patriotic state in the United States. "God bless America, and Montana," Gov. Gianforte said. "This study confirms what I've known for a long time: Montana is home to some of the most freedom-loving and patriotic people in the country. From our support for our veterans t  more

Protest At MT GOP Convention Called Out Tim Sheehy's Public Lands Position
HELENA, Montana, July 1 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Friday, protestors gathered outside of the Montana Republican Party platform convention, where Transplant Tim Sheehy was programmed to speak, to call out Sheehy's support for transferring public landsto make it easier to sell off Montana's public lands to out-of-state multimillionaires like him. The Montana Republican Party platform has long included support for federal land transfer. Sheehy has stood  more

REMINDER: Multimillionaire Tim Sheehy "Saved Big" On Luxury Vacation Property Taxes
HELENA, Montana, July 4 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Multimillionaire out-of-stater Tim Sheehy used his business associate to lower his property taxes - saving himself tens of thousands of dollars as Montana families saw their property taxes skyrocket. Last year, Sheehy - with the help of one his company's CFO - filed a "successful appeal of the valuation of his multimillion-dollar vacation property in Big Sky, saving tens of thousands of dollars." This a  more

Tim Sheehy is Changing Montana for the Worse
HELENA, Montana, July 4 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * While Montanans are hit with high property taxes, Sheehy works the system to reduce his * * * Time and time again, multimillionaire transplant Tim Sheehy proves how out of touch he is with the Montana way of life. Despite being one of the top ten wealthiest members of Congress if he were elected, and paying himself 96 times more than the average Montanan makes, Sheehy used his business associate  more

Tim Sheehy's Resignation Creates More Questions Than Answers
HELENA, Montana, July 3 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Yesterday, amid reports of financial difficulties and a lawsuit from former employees, Tim Sheehy resigned as CEO of his company, Bridger Aerospace. Reporting revealed the myriad of challenges facing Bridger, like "a significant drop" in stock prices, as well as the questions Sheehy has refused to answer. Read more below: NonStop Local: Tim Sheehy resigns from Bridger Aerospace, his own  more