HELENA, Montana, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Montana parents sign up for free books at imaginationlibrary.com * * * BILLINGS, Mont. - In partnership with United Way of Yellowstone County, First Lady Susan Gianforte today announced that United Way will serve as the local program partner for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Yellowstone County. The non-profit program boosts early childhood literacy by providing free high-quality, ag  more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday celebrated the recent opening of Pete's Place Early Childhood Education Center, a newly expanded childcare facility operated by St. Peter's Health in Helena. "As we work to expand child care in Montana, it's great to celebrate organizations like St. Pete's who are committed to providing child care for their employees," Gov. Gianforte said. "We'll c  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 26 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador, joined by 28 other states, has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States. The broad coalition requests a writ of certiorari, asking SCOTUS to take up the case of Snope v. Brown, where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maryland's unconstitutional ban on hundreds of styles of firearms, including the AR-15, the most   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: In its fourth year, the Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship (IN FISH) Program partners NOAA scientists with academic and private non-profit researchers to build a diverse and inclusive workforce. This year's class of 33 IN FISH students hail from 20 states, U.S. territories, and countries. They're enrolled in 29 different colleges and universities in 20 states and U.S. territories. Project top  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 25 fellow Republican governors demanded that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pass legislation to protect and show support for Jewish-American communities. You can read the letter here (https://governor.sd.gov/doc/IHRA_Joint-Letter-to-Sen-Schumer_9-23-24.pdf). ""We are less than one month away from the first anniversary of October 7, when Hamas terrori  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) Stage Two winners. Forty-four accelerator partnerships received between $50,000 and $150,000 each to advance their work supporting small businesses an  more