AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agents earn awards Outstanding programming and professional excellence recognized at state and national levels By Kay Ledbetter Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources county agents from across the state recently received recognition at their stat  more

HELENA, Montana, July 30 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following blog posting: * * * Alliance Sues Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop another massive clearcutting project west of Whitefish, Montana Alliance for the Wild Rockies sues Flathead Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop another massive clearcutting project west of Whitefish, Montana Four conservation groups, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Council on Wildlife and Fish, Yell  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Boise Cascade Teamsters On Strike * Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: lmelentijevic@teamster.org (BILLINGS, Mont.) - This week, members of Teamsters Local 190 officially went on strike against building materials distributor Boise Cascade, demanding fair wage increases and improved health care benefits after months of stalled contract negot  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 30 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news on July 29, 2025: * * * Using Generative AI in the Battle Against Invasive Plants CMU researchers worked with conservation scientists to improve machine learning models trained to ID harmful, non-native species * A single plant costs U.S. ranchers $35 million a year. Now, a team of researchers is using artificial intelligence to keep it in check. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, together wi  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines in Foreign Relations Subcommittee: We Need to End America's Dependence on Russia's Critical Minerals * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Jonathan Pratt, the Senior Bureau Official at the Bureau of African Affairs, and Scott Woodard, the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment in a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing. Daine  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines in Senate Foreign Relations Committee: We Need to End "Outdated" Jackson-Vanik Trade Restrictions * Also Discusses Critical Minerals in Kazakhstan & Countering Iran Proxy Groups in Lebanon U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Julie Stufft, nominee to be Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Michel Issa, nominee to be Ambassador to Lebanon. Daines emphasized the importance of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Newsmax: America Stands with Israel * "Why Aren't Canada, the UK and France Calling for the Release of Innocent Hostages?" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Newsmax's National Report to discuss how Canada, the UK and France have recognized the Palestinian state and how this sets a dangerous precedent, one that rewards Hamas for its atrocities. Watch the full intervie  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Speaks in Support of William Mercer as Federal Judge for the District of Montana in Senate Judiciary Committee * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke in support of William Mercer at his nomination hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Mercer has been nominated by President Trump to serve as United States District Judge for the District of Montana. Watch Daines' remarks H  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a new rule to establish the Helena (HLN), Montana, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) as a Domestic Low Altitude Reporting Point. The proposed rule would require pilots under Helena Approach Control to report their position over the Helena VORTAC, which will be charted as a formal reporting point. Helena Approach Control is a non-radar facility, so controllers depend on p  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- 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) on July 29, 2025: * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) announces that certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) census block groups (CBGs) are now eligible for other funding programs. Specifically, CenturyTel of Montana, Inc.; CenturyTel of Washington, Inc.; Embarq Florida, I  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Daines Op-ed in the WSJ: A Peace Deal for Armenia and Azerbaijan * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines penned an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal explaining the historic potential of a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan and hisinvolvement in the matter. Excerpts from his piece are below. A Peace Deal for Armenia and Azerbaijan Senator Steve Daines The Wall Street Jou  more

ENCINO, California, Aug. 2 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Closes Hospitality Asset Sale in Billings Montana BILLINGS, Mont., July 31, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Courtyard Billings, a 137-room leisure and business hotel in Billings, Montana. "Given the current landscape, this sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Montana is Showing America How to Succeed--Lower Taxes, More Freedom By Rohan Naval When politicians discuss economic growth, the prevailing narrative is that the government needs to intervene for economic growth. Many politicians forward the idea that the government, not the people, must be the primary driver of growth in an economy. However, Montana, amongst other states, is giving  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has issued a notice inviting electronic comments on numerous properties across Alabama, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, South Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, Missouri and D.C., nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The purpose of this notice is to solicit public input on the historical significance of these properties, which were received   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice seeking electronic comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations cover a diverse range of historical and architectural sites across Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The notice details a range of properties under consideration across thes  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- President Trump sent to the Senate on July 16, 2025, three nominations for circuit judges and at least 57 military positions: Joshua D. Dunlap, of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana. Eric Chunyee Tung, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. 43 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 8 Army nominations in the   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Sheehy's Bipartisan VA Home Loan Awareness Act Passes Senate Banking Committee Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted to advance Senator Sheehy's bipartisan VA Home Loan Awareness Act as part of a larger package of housing legislation, theROAD to Housing Act of 2025. "For too long, our veterans have been held back from achieving home ownership thr  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release: * * * New DNA Analysis Allows Scientists to Identify Specific Animals by Their Feces Scientists from the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have successfully used swift fox droppings to identify individuals and collect other data vital to monitoring a reintroduced population in Montana. The now-validated technique cou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Trevor Walter Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Twin Bridges, MT - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Montana state house candidate, Trevor Walter   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 12 Montana Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought * Additional Five Montana Counties Also Eligible Due to Idaho Primary Drought Designations This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Chouteau County, Montana, as Natural Disaster Area * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Announces the Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act * BOZEMAN, MT. - Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke announced the Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act, legislation that would designate nearly 100 miles of the Madison and Gallatin Rivers and select tributaries as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The designations includ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Introduces Bill to Provide Backpay to Service Members Discharged Under Biden's COVID Vaccine Mandate * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Western Montana Congressman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Commander Ryan Zinke introduced the COVID-19 Military Backpay Act of 2025, legislation that would provide backpay and restore benefits to thousands of U.S. servicemembers discharged under the Biden administration's   more