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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday February 16, 2025 ( 5 items )  

AFP-Montana Launches Campaign to Support PPPA
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Montana Launches Campaign to Support PPPA # Feb 13, 2025 by AFP HELENA, MT - Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-Montana) launched a grassroots campaign urging support of SB 146, The Private Property Protection Act (PPPA), a critical reform to address the state's growing housing crisis. Montana has become one of the least affordable housing markets in the nat  more

Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Announces New Governors Sportsmen's Caucus Chair
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Announces New Governors Sportsmen's Caucus Chair February 10, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) - The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) formally announced today that Montana Governor Greg Gianforte will be serving as the 2025 Chair of the Governors Sportsmen's Caucus (GSC), one of three caucuses under the CSF umbrella. As a long-time sportsman, Governor  more

Feds Approve Plan for Railway to Reduce Grizzly Killings
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 14 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Feds approve plan for railway to reduce grizzly killings Trains operated by BNSF or on its tracks caused deaths of 75 grizzlies between 1975 and 2023. MISSOULA, Mont. - Wildlife conservation groups are cautiously optimistic about a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service habitat conservation plan and incidental take permit covering BNSF Railway Company trains on 206 miles of track through grizzly bear ha  more

House Takes Big Step in Right Direction for Montana's Health and Business Community
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * House Takes Big Step in Right Direction for Montana's Health and Business Community HELENA, Montana - House Bill 245 was approved today by the Montana House of Representatives, a crucial and promising step for legislation that will remove the sunset clause on Montana Medicaid expansion, assuring that tens of thousands state residents continue to have access to   more

ProPublica and Partners Nominated for Multiple National Magazine Awards
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: * * * ProPublica and Partners Nominated for Multiple National Magazine Awards The American Society of Magazine Editors has named ProPublica a finalist in three categories for its 2025 National Magazine Awards, also known as the Ellies, which honor excellence in print and digital journalism. ProPublica is a finalist in the category of general excellence  more