HELENA, Montana, June 13 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting: * * * Alliance for the Wild Rockies halts Forest Service plan to log and burn entire Manti-La Sal National Forest Alliance for the Wild Rockies relies on private donations from individuals who want to protect the landscapes of the Rockies from destructive projects. As in this case, we cannot always recover the money we paid to hire an attorney. So, if you appreciate our work, please consider donat  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Montana - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose 0.5 percent in Montana's only large county, Yellowstone, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak   more

HELENA, Montana, June 10 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * NEW COLUMN: MDP Slams Senator Steve Daines for Supporting Disastrous "Big, Beautiful Bill" Ailport: "Daines likes to talk out of both sides of his mouth, claiming it's important to rein in the federal deficit, promising vulnerable Montanans they won't lose health coverage, and that cuts to safety net programs will save the taxpayers money. These are bold-faced lies." * In a new column, Interim   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Applauds President Trump's Reversal of Biden Anti-Energy Rules Designed to Put Montana's Colstrip Power Plant Out of Business * "The War on Made-in-Montana Energy is Coming to an End" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement applauding President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin overturning two of Joe Biden's ma  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Chairs Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing * Discusses National Security, Trade, and Alliances With Trump Nominees U.S. SENATE - Senator Steve Daines, chairman of the European Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included Lou Rinaldi to be ambassador to Uruguay, Art F  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Condemns Officials in Sarajevo for Kicking Conference of European Rabbis Out of City * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Chairman of the European Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today after the Conference of European Rabbis was forced to relocate its biannual meeting from Sarajevo to Munich: "Officials in Sarajevo have no moral c  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines in Senate Finance Committee: CBO Is "Getting It Wrong" on Republicans' Tax Cut Package * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a Senate Finance Committee hearing. The two discussed the importance of passing the tax cut package, the next steps in combatting global trade barriers, and the need to halt the flow of fentanyl precursors from Ch  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Protect American Flag from Desecration * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a resolution ahead of Flag Day on June 14 th that would amend the constitution to restore the authority of Congress to protect our national emblem of freedom by prohibiting the desecration of the American flag. "The American Flag is a sacred symbol of freedom, u  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: Dems Are Telling Lies- Big Beautiful Bill Prevents Largest Tax Increase in History * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss the riots in California, the Big Beautiful Bill, and how President Trump is cutting waste, fraud and abuse with his rescissions package. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines emphasized how Trump has every right   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Secures Commitments from DOI Secretary Burgum to Support Montana Priorities * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) Doug Burgum in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. Secretary Burgum committed to support a number of Montana priorities, including delisting the grizzly bear, supporting domestic energy pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Statement on Israel's Attack on Iran * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today regarding Israel's attack on Iran: "Israel's attacks against Iran are so far successful and more than justified and the United States stands firmly behind Israel. Iran is behind the deaths of hundreds of American troops and   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Downing Introduces COAL POWER Act Bill would rescind the Biden-Era MATS rule, providing regulatory relief for Colstrip and other coal plants * Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Combating Overregulation and Limitation of Proven, Operable, Working Energy Resources (COAL POWER) Act. This bill builds upon President Trump's efforts to provide regulatory relief for A  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Introduces Protecting Private Job Creators Act Bill would provide regulatory clarity to the market for fixed-income securities * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced H.R. 3959, the Protecting Private Job Creators Act. This bill exempts fixed-income securities from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 15c2-11, protecting American jobs and providing regulato  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (AU Docket No. 20-34; WC Dockets No. 19-126, 10-90): * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) announces that certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) census block groups (CBG) are now eligible for other funding programs. Specifically, Blackfoot Communications, Inc. has notified the Commission it will not fulfill its commitment to   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on June 9, 2025: * * * IN A WIN FOR MONTANANS, MULTIPLE ABORTION RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN PERMANENTLY BLOCKED Montana Supreme Court upholds decision permanently blocking several abortion restrictions * Helena, MT -- Today, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a district court's decision from last year permanently blocking a slate of anti-abortion laws from taking effect in Montana. The blocked   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Sheehy's Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act into Law President Trump also signs Executive Action to Combat Wildfire Crisis * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy today joined President Trump in the Oval Office as the president signed Sheehy's bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act into law. President Trump also signed a new executive order to combat the escalating wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Sheehy Statement on President Trump Protecting Bull Mountains Mine and Montana Jobs U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R - Mont.) today released the following statement in support of President Donald J. Trump and the Department of the Interior's announcement of an approval of the mining plan modification for the Bull Mountains coal mine. A key step in advancing President Donald J. Trump's energy eme  more