HELENA, Montana, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Partnership with institutions of higher education will help fill critical workforce shortages * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today announced a $4 million investment to support startup costs for any Montana institution of higher education launching Physician Assistant (PA) and Occupational Therapy (OT) doctorate programs. As recommended by the Behavioral Health System for Fu  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: A Billings man who admitted to obtaining methamphetamine and fentanyl from the dark web for distribution in the Billings community was sentenced today to 12 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Ryan William Newhart, 29, pleaded guilty in May to possession with intent to   more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: A Butte woman convicted by a federal jury of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl as part of a large drug ring that had a base Whitehall was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Janet Dean White, 57, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in eight South Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command hosted the annual Senior Leaders Forum (SLF) for the State Partnership Program (SPP) here, Sept. 10-16. SPP links a state's National Guard with the military or security forces of a partner country in a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship that supports theater campaign plan objectives. SPP establishes connections between National Guard units an  more