HELENA, Montana, June 27 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting: * * * Why we need the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act now more than ever Brooke Rollins, Trump's Secretary of Agriculture, recently announced the administration's plan to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule and open an estimated 58 million acres of public Forest Service land to road-building, resource extraction, and development. The Roadless Rule resulted from extensive inventories of the na  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Homelessness reduction efforts in jeopardy due to budget cuts * Reducing homelessness through Medicaid programs * Moderator: Angela Hart, senior correspondent, KFF Health News * Indu Subaiya, M.D., MBA, MFA, CEO, Healthcare in Action * Anthony Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH, lecturer & social impact fellow, UC Berkeley School of Public Health * Anna Gorman, MPH, M.S  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Conservation Champion Steve Rinella Calls Zinke's Actions Heroic * Washington, D.C. - Today, Steve Rinella published an article in The Free Press defending public lands and opposing any public land sales in the "Big Beautiful Bill." Included in the article is direct praise for Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke and his fight to keep public lands in public hands. "Last month, a provision was inse  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 24 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 33 States And D.C. From May 2024 To May 2025; 27 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April To May * Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While California and Washington Have the Worst Yearly Losses; Michigan and Montana Top Monthly Gainers; Vermont, Virginia & California Have the Worst Declines Co  more

IRVING, Texas, June 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * The CW Network Brings Romance to Primetime with Six Original Movies Inspired by Harlequin Bestsellers * "Montana Mavericks," starring Katherine McNamara from The CW's "Walker: Independence," to Hit the Big Screen First in Exclusive Partnership with Fathom Entertainment August 26-27 Burbank, CA and Denver, CO (June 24, 2025) - The CW is turning up t  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: "We're Stopping the Largest Tax Increase in American History" * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss the importance of passing the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and stopping the largest tax increase in American history. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on the stopping the largest tax increase in American history: I've yet to meet   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Smith Applaud Trump Administration for Commitment to Pro-Ag Trade Policies * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Representative Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) today sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. The letter commends the administration for th  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Announces Final Slate of Community Project Funding Requests Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) announced the final slate of Community Project Funding (CPF) Requests he has submitted for Central and Eastern Montana. Downing has submitted 11 total CPF requests for consideration in the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations process. "Montanans, not Washington bureaucrats, know best when it comes to  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Downing Bill to Expand Rural Access to Capital Passes House Today, Congressman Troy Downing's (MT-02) bill, H.R. 1190, the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act, passed the House of Representatives by voice vote. This is the first bill sponsored by Congressman Downing to pass the House. The bill now awaits consideration in the Senate, taking a critical step toward be  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Downing's Crow Revenue Act Clears Key Committee Vote With Bipartisan Support Today, Congressman Troy Downing's (MT-02) H.R. 725, the Crow Revenue Act, was reported favorably out of the House Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support, taking a critical step toward becoming law. The bill is now eligible for consideration before the full House of Representatives. "The Crow Re  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has issued a notice entitled "Boiler Protection for Absorption Refrigeration Systems and Components Thereof; Institution of Investigation." This notice announces the initiation of an investigation based on a complaint filed by ARPC LLC and Paul Unmack, both located in Butte, Montana. The complaint alleges violations related to the importation into the U.S., the sale for importation and the sale within the U.S. after importation o  more

HELENA, Montana, June 25 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 24, 2025: * * * MDP Statement on the Dobbs Anniversary Helena, MT - The Montana Democratic Party released the following statement on the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which ended women's constitutional right to abortion and reproductive freedom: "Three years ago today, Donald Trump's handpicked Supreme Court Justices overturned deca  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on [doc date], entitled "[xxx]": * * * View original text plus charts and tables here: * * * Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- April 2025 * Montana had 29,000 job openings in April 2025, unchanged from March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Region  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 27 (TNSrpt) -- The Property and Environment Research Center issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Report: Yellowstone National Park Could Raise Millions Without Losing Visitors New economic analysis from Property and Environment Research Center finds potential fee hikes could fund major park improvements with minimal impact on attendance * BOZEMAN, Mont.--A new report released today by PERC--"The Economics of Awe: How Entry Fees Can Sustain Yellows  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Sheehy Introduces Legislation to Modernize U.S. Defense Acquisition U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy introduced legislation to modernize the Department of Defense's acquisition system and revive the United States' defense industrial base. The five bills introduced by Senator Sheehy will provide the Pentagon with new tools and flexibilities to quickly procure innovative new systems, provide for qu  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Researchers work to perfect conservation signs in nature reserves A University of Kansas professor is headed to the beaches of Lake Tahoe this summer to continue his experiments refining the best types of nature-conservation signage. Jeremy Shellhorn, professor in the KU School of Architecture & Design, and his University of Montana colleague and fellow Leave No Trace science team member, William   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 26 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news: * * * Wine and alpine: American Airlines adds new destinations for travelers to explore more outdoors * * American's industry-leading domestic network grows stronger with new service to Sun Valley, Idaho (SUN), and Santa Maria, California (SMX), coming later this year. * In addition, customers can also enjoy easier access to Fort Myers, Florida (RSW); Missoula, Montana (MSO); and Santa Fe,  more