ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Montana Statement on Right of First Refusal Legislation # May 7, 2025 by AFP HELENA, MT-- Today, Montana Governor Richard Gianforte signed Senate Bill 355 into law. This legislation repeals the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) for investor-owned utilities regulated by the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC). ROFR laws give electric utilities operating within a s  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Economic Liberties Applauds Montana's Repeal of Law That Benefitted Monopoly Utilities and Harmed Ratepayers Washington, D.C.- In response to Montana repealing its Right of First Refusal law - which has allowed monopoly utilities to maintain exclusive control over new power line projects, leading to higher costs for ratepayers - the American Economic Liberties Project  more

HELENA, Montana, May 8 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting: * * * Federal Magistrate: Forest Service Failed Grizzlies in Paradise Valley Grazing Montana's Paradise Valley is aptly named. Sitting between two towering mountain ranges, it cradles the mighty Yellowstone River that flows from its headwaters in America's first national park and provides critical habitat to the native species still present 200 years after Lewis and Clark's expedition, including gri  more

HELENA, Montana, May 10 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting: * * * Government burning of public lands is harming humans and killing millions of birds Using the fear of wildfires, the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are spending billions of taxpayer dollars to intentionally burn millions of acres of National Forests and BLM lands. Their plans are to continue to do so for the next 20-30 years and we can only fight them with your help. T  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following news release: * * * NOW Honors the National Day of Awareness for our Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for our Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR), when we work to raise awareness and honor the memory of Indigenous women who were stolen, and honor those who are still missing. It is also a time to stand in solidarity with their fam  more