Thursday - May 22, 2025
News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 08, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Governor Gianforte Highlights $2.25 Million Investment in Wildlife Conflict Prevention
HELENA, Montana, May 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Highlights $2.25 Million Investment in Wildlife Conflict Prevention Montana FWP, Heart of the Rockies Initiative helps local producer protect livestock * May 06 2025 SHERIDAN, Mont. - Joining Heart of the Rockies Initiative, Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks (FWP) Director Christy Clark today visited the Barnosky Ranch in Madison County to highl  more

Governor Greg Gianforte, Secretary Christi Jacobsen Implement Photo ID to Vote
HELENA, Montana, May 7 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Greg Gianforte, Secretary Christi Jacobsen Implement Photo ID to Vote * May 07 2025 HELENA, Mont. - Joining Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, Governor Greg Gianforte on Monday signed Senate Bill 276, implementing photo identification for voting in Montana. "Montana serves as a model for the rest of the nation by conducting secure and transparent elections, and this new law will   more

Homes Direct to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Charge
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Homes Direct to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Charge Federal Agency Investigation Revealed Home Dealer Fired Employee After She Requested Reasonable Accommodation for Disability SEATTLE - Homes Direct of Oregon, LLC, a manufactured and modular homes dealer with thirteen locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and New Mexico, has signed a conciliation  more

HUD Provides $1.8 Million to Support Youth Aging Out of Foster Care on Anniversary of First Lady Melania Trump's BE BEST Initiative
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on May 7 , 2025: * * * HUD Provides $1.8 million to Support Youth Aging Out of Foster Care on Anniversary of First Lady Melania Trump's BE BEST Initiative Announcement is part of National Foster Care Month and a continuation of HUD's successful Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) program WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, in collaborat  more

Natural Resources Conservation Service: Montana Snowpack is Near to Below Normal as the Season Shifts to Spring
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Montana Snowpack is Near to Below Normal as the Season Shifts to Spring The May 2025 water supply outlook report is now available. Learn more about snow water equivalent measurements and water supply forecasting in this month's news release based on Montana snow survey data collected through the SNOTEL system. BOZEMAN, Mont., May 7, 2025 - April ushered in the trans  more

Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in e  more