WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on CNN: The President was Very Clear: We Must Prevent the Largest Tax Increase in American History * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined CNN to discuss how crucial it is to pass the Big Beautiful Bill. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines emphasized the need to prevent the largest tax increase in America's history: The President was very clear that we simply must preven  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: Failure Is Not An Option. We Must Pass the Big Beautiful Bill * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss the status of the Big Beautiful Bill, Ukraine's latest drone strikes on Russia, and the threat of Chinese agroterrorism to the United States. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines explained how Ukraine's shifting fighting tactics are   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Smith, Larsen, Zinke Introduce Bill to Combat Drug Trafficking in Montana's Tribal Communities * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Representative Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) and Representative Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) today announced the bipartisan "Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act" to   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Downing Applauds Approval of Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following the Department of Interior's approval of the mining plan modification for the Bull Mountains coal mine in Musselshell County. "Since my first day in office, I have been fighting to protect Montana's Beautiful Clean Coal industry," said Congressman  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Montana Supreme Court Supports Ability of Public to Access Documents HELENA, MT -- On Thursday, May 29, the Montana Supreme Court ruled that public access to government documents is so important that the government should have to reimburse court costs when the government illegally denies access to those documents. Ultimately, the Supreme Court overturned part of a 2023 district court decision that found that the public  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Bozeman, Montana, is calling for a thorough assessment of grizzly bear damage management activities in Montana by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Wildlife Services program. The group submitted comments emphasizing the need for a comprehensive and science-based environmental impact statement. The organization stressed that the document must be responsive to ecological, social and legal conside  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Approves Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification * The Department of the Interior today announced the approval of the mining plan modification for the Bull Mountains coal mine in Montana, a key step in advancing President Donald J. Trump's energy emergency directives and strengthening U.S. energy partnerships abroad. The action authorizes Signal Peak Energy, LLC to recover approximatel  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 6 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Interior Approves Expansion for Lawless Montana Coal Mine Without Public Review * Bozeman, MT -- The Department of Interior today announced the approval of an approximately 50-million-ton expansion of the notorious Bull Mountains Underground Coal Mine near Roundup, Montana. The Trump administration approved the expansion without a draft environmental impact statement or the op  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 4 (TNSrep) -- The Property and Environment Research Center issued the following news release: * * * International Visitor Surcharge to Enhance National Parks In preliminary 2026 budget documents just released, the U.S. Department of the Interior has proposed the implementation of entrance fee surcharges for international visitors to national parks--a common practice globally with the potential to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to address crumbling i  more

HELENA, Montana, June 7 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * MDP Defends Rural Patients, Hospitals as Senator Daines Pushes for Harmful Medicaid Cuts Helena, MT - Montana Democratic Party Interim Executive Director Justin Ailport appeared on KFYR this week, criticizing Senator Daines for supporting President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" and calling out Daines for lying to Montanans about the harmful impacts of slashing Medicaid funding. Ailport reminded vi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Montana Snowpack Melts Rapidly During May, Resulting in Well Below Normal June 1 Snowpack * BOZEMAN, Mont., June 5, 2025 - Summer in Montana is just around the corner. Springtime conditions felt almost summerlike with warmer than normal May temperatures. The seasonal transition spurred rapid snowmelt across the state during May. Snowpack across Montana is around 50  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Montana Stockgrowers Association, Helena, Montana, has challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed rule regarding the listing of grizzly bears, arguing that populations in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems are already recovered. In a letter to Hilary Cooley, grizzly bear recovery coordinator at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the ranching group asserted that keeping these bear populations listed under the Endangered Spec  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Readout of U.S. Senator Steve Daines' Meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan * U.S. Senator Steve Daines, member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, met today with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Gyumri, Armenia. Senator Daines discussed U.S. critical mineral investments and regional security concerns, including the Trump Administration's desire to achieve a la  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Readout of U.S. Senator Steve Daines' Meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev * U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Chairman of the European Subcommittee for the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, met today with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, Azerbaijan. Senator Daines discussed regional security concerns, including the Trump Administration's desire to achieve a lasting peace in th  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Sheehy's Bipartisan Wildfire Bill Heading to President Trump's Desk Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act Passes Senate, House U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy's bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act is headed to President Donald J. Trump's desk after passing the House of Representatives today.  The bill, introduced by Senator Sheehy in January alongside Senator Martin Heinrich (D - N.M.), strengthens   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke, Daines, Smith, Larsen Introduce Bill to Combat Drug Trafficking in Montana's Tribal Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Representative Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), today announced the bipartisan "Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act  more