BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2024: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Attorney General Drew Wrigley today applauded a U.S. District Court judge's decision to temporarily block the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from enforcing a natural gas venting and flaring rule published in April 2024. The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor blocks the BLM from enforcing the rule in North Da  more

KALISPELL, Montana, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today held a ceremony in Kalispell to remember the lives lost in the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and to honor three veterans with his Montana Governor's Veteran Commendation. "Our nation was forever changed 23 years ago by the tragic events that unfolded in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania," Gov. Gianforte said. "Today  more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today issued the following statement in response to an announcement from Stillwater Mining Company that it will lay off miners: "Today's decision by Stillwater Mining is a significant blow to hardworking Montana miners, their families, and our communities. The State of Montana will bring to bear every available resource to help these workers and their fa  more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 13 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * An audit of Arntzen's Office of Public Instruction found $67.5 million in "known questioned costs" * * * New reporting from the Daily Montanan highlights more chaos from Elsie Arntzen's Office of Public Instruction (OPI) after a legislative audit uncovered more than $67 million in questionable spending of federal dollars by her office. Democratic and Republican lawmakers grilled Arntzen during  more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 14 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Sheehy said he wants abortion "all to end tomorrow" and opposes the Montana ballot initiative that would protect reproductive freedom * * * Montanans won't let Tim Sheehy hide from his abortion record - they know he wants to ban abortion. New audio recently revealed that Tim Sheehy said he wants abortion "all to end tomorrow," and that abortion is "sinful," "terrible," and "repulsive." This  more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 13 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, recent reporting revealed that Tim Sheehy lied again about his military service record. It's just the latest in a pattern of lies that Tim Sheehy has told to Montanans about who he is and what he believes: Daily Montanan reported that Sheehy claimed at a campaign event that he "parachuted into Glacier National Park as part of his military training in Montana -- an activity a nati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: This morning the Cook Political Report moved the Montana Senate Race from "Toss Up" to "Leans Republican." This means Republicans are now favored to retake the Senate Majority. The rating change comes as an overwhelming number of polls show Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy leading liberal swamp politician Jon Tester. "After almost 18 years in Washington, Montanans are fed up with Two-Faced Tester pr  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 10 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Landscapes like the one pictured here at Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana could be candidates to host solar or wind farms. Photo by Haley Rains Land was once set aside as Native American reservations because it was undesirable and low in resources, but now interested Native Americans may have economic leverage in the growing industry of clean energy. A team of researchers led by UW-Madi  more