WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Sheehy Introduce Amendment to Raise Annual Pay Cap for Wildland Firefighters * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Montana U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy, along with Senators Padilla, Daines, Merkley, and Kelly, introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would permanently raise the annual pay cap that limits the total compensation a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Billings Clinic, Montana, and Logan Health Medical Center, Kalispell, Montana, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing strong reservations regarding the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. The organizations, both regional leaders in patient care, emphasized the critical role of the 340B Drug Pricing Program in providing sustained access to essential medications and reducing financial barriers for underser  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management is asking for comments on adjustments to the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for Greater Sage-grouse Rangewide Planning. This action outlines modifications to the proposed plans for Idaho, Montana/Dakotas, Nevada/California, Utah, and Wyoming. These changes come after feedback from protest periods and Governors' consistency reviews, as well as internal policy discussions. The propose  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Aderholt Applauds Interior Department's Coal Lease Sales * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today released the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior's decision to move forward with coal lease sales in Alabama, Utah, and Montana: "Coal has long played an important role in fueling our economy and providing good-paying jobs, especially here  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Applauds DOT's Order to Approve SkyWest Charter Air Service for Rural Montanans * Order Comes After Years of Inaction Under Biden Administration U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the below statement following the news that the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a final order enabling SkyWest Charter to serve small and rural communities. "Today's order by the Trump adm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Encourages Energy Regulatory Commission to Focus on Economic and Safety Regulation, Not Climate * Lauds Montana Hydropower U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Laura Swett and David LaCerte, nominees to be members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), about FERC's mission as an economic and safety regulator. Daines also emphasized the need for hydropower pe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines in Finance Committee: The Abortion Pill Is Extremely Harmful to Women * New Study Shows Women Experience Adverse Effects 22 Times More Often Than FDA Estimates U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, about the dangers of the chemical abortion pill and the need for FDA review   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Heinrich, King Introduce Bill to Support Medical Students * Provides Equal Opportunities for Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the "Fair Access in Residency" Act. This bill would address disparities and barriers within Medicare-funded Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs that of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Heinrich, Zinke, Fernandez Call for Completion of Tribal Water Settlements * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) as well as Representatives Ryan Zinke (MT-01) and Teresa Leger Fernandez (N.M.-03) led a letter to Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, and additional chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives calling fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Warner, Crapo, Warnock Introduce Bill to Increase Economic Prosperity, Strengthen CDFI Fund * U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced the bipartisan "CDFI Fund Transparency Act." The bill will ensure operations surrounding the CDFI fund are more transparent. "CDFIs play a critical role in helping hardwork  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Bill to Reverse Biden-Era Miles City RMPA Passes House * Congressman Troy Downing's (MT-02) bill, H.J. Res. 104 (link is external), passed the House of Representatives. H.J. Res. 104 provides for congressional disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of the Bureau of Land Management's Miles City Field Office Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA). The bill is supported by th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * House Passes Resolutions Unleashing American Energy, Harnessing Alaska's Abundant Resources and Reinvigorating American Coal Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three resolutions under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) reversing Resource Management Plans (RMP) finalized in the previous administration, which locke  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana posted the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Idaho woman sentenced to 11 years in prison for trafficking drugs on the Flathead Indian Reservation MISSOULA - An Idaho woman who possessed methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intention of selling on the Flathead Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 132 months in prison to be followed by 7 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Advances Coal Lease Sales in Alabama, Utah and Montana * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior is moving forward with three competitive coal lease sales in Alabama, Montana and Utah this fall. These sales reflect the Trump administration's commitment to strengthening American Energy Dominance, supporting local economies and securing a stable supply of critical resour  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over NE Idaho and NW Montana * The flights are a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Mapping Resources Initiative and the Idaho Geological Survey and the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, and are part of a national effort to modernize mapping of the nation's geology. "Partnership with state su  more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 1 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Montana Democratic Party Statement on Labor Day * Helena, MT - On Labor Day, the Montana Democratic Party Interim Executive Director released the following statement:  "This Labor Day, we celebrate the working people who built every corner of this country and, along with it, the middle class. Today and every day, the Democratic Party is proud to be the party of working people. "In contrast  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Montana Department of Transportation has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation advocating for enhanced federal investment in the state's highway infrastructure. The letter responds to USDOT's Request for Information on a Surface Transportation Proposal aimed at addressing America's core infrastructure needs. In its letter, MDT highlights the significance of Montana's highways, which serve as critical corridors for freight moving ac  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 2 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Montana Public Service Commission Declines Constitutional Responsibility to Consider Climate Change * Helena, MT -- This afternoon, the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) sidestepped its responsibility under Montana's Constitution to consider climate change impacts in its regulation of Montana gas and electric utilities. This comes in response to a petition from more tha  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 26 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Montana's All-Republican Congressional Delegation Refuses to Hold Public Town Halls * Tuesday, August 26, 2025 CONTACT gaby@montanademocrats.org Helena, MT - Montana's congressional delegation has been on recess for nearly a month, yet none of our Republican leaders have held a single public town hall to hear directly from their constituents. The delegation is scheduled to return to Washi  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Overturning Land Management Plans Could 'Jeopardize Effective and Balanced Public Land Stewardship' * DENVER -- The U.S. House of Representatives' vote to cancel three land management plans in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota undermines a system of balanced multiple use, ignores the work of local stakeholders, and could throw public lands management into disarra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * Public lands chaos looms as House passes CRA resolutions * WASHINGTON D.C. (Sept. 3, 2025) -- The House voted to topple Resource Management Plans in Alaska ( Central Yukon), Montana ( Miles City) and North Dakota using the notorious Congressional Review Act, a move experts say could upend the management of public lands in the U.S. Justin Meuse, government relations director at The  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. NOMINEES a. Joshua D. Dunlap, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit b. Eric Chunyee Tung, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit c. William W. Mercer, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana d. Stephen Chad Meredith, to be United States Distric  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10"15 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Nominees * Joshua D. Dunlap, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit * Eric Chunyee Tung, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit * William W. Mercer, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana * Stephen Chad Meredith, to be United States District Judge for the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Montana Chapter Calls for Roadless Rule Comments * Missoula, MT -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a public comment period on its proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule, a critical conservation policy safeguarding nearly 60 million acres of undeveloped national forest lands across the country and 6.4 million acres in Montana. The Montana Chapter calls on community  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Congressional GOP's Targeting Protections for Western Landscapes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Republicans passed a series of resolutions seeking to overturn safeguards for wildlife, water, and recreation on Western landscapes, including areas vital to Tribal communities. In an unprecedented move, House Republicans utilized the Congressional Review Act (CRA)   more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 2 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Tarleton State Registers Huge Upset * It took two overtime periods, but Tarleton State kicker Brad Larson hit a 37-yard field gold in the second OT to give the Texans a 30-27 upset victory over Army West Point. It was Tarleton's first road victory over an FBS opponent in program history, and just the second win over an FBS opponent ever. The win jumped the Texans up five spot  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Reversing a Biden-Era RMP Amendment Crushing Montana Coal Mining Last November, the Biden Administration's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for the Miles City Field Office located in Miles City, Montana, which guides  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 4 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Unprecedented House Vote Could Roll Back Plan That Ended New Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed H.J. Res. 104, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that seeks to rescind a 2024 resource management plan ending new coal leasing in Montana's Powder River Basin. The resolution, which narrowly passed b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Lincoln 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