BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 11 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Agricultural economics conference at Montana State focused on cattle prices, global trade By Isabel Hicks, MSU News Service Scores of Montana agricultural producers and representatives from industry trade groups gained insight into critical economic trends at the 2025 Agricultural Economics Conference, held in Bozeman on Nov. 7. The conference is part of MSU's annual Celebrate Ag week, which brings toget  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC), Golden, Colorado, a nonprofit organization representing over 70,000 supporters nationwide, has submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) strongly opposing the proposed rescission of its Public Lands Rule. The organization emphasizes the significance of the rule in managing the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST), which spans more than 3,100 miles across New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: Schumer's Plan is Nonsense * "Democrats Are Shutting Down the Entire Government Because of Subsidies That Were Always Meant to Expire" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss how Chuck Schumer is using Obamacare as political leverage to hold the government hostage. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on how Schumer is using Obamacar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox News: Democrats Should Stop Holding the American People Hostage and Open the Government * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox News America Reports to discuss the ongoing government shutdown and a path forward. Daines on the historic obstruction caused by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats: Well, look, we've offered this clean CR. We need to extend it now beyond   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Introduces Bill to Honor Fallen Heroes * Ahead of Veterans Day, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced H.R. 5942, the National Cemetery Access Act (link is external). This bill requires all national cemeteries to be open on federal holidays.  Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17) is a co-lead of H.R. 5942. Additional original cosponsors of the National Cemetery Access Act include Representa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Secures $2 Million in Funding for Red Lodge Fire Station Upgrades * WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026 (link is external) as part of Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371 (link is external), the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026. Inc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Statement on End of the Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following a vote in the United States House of Representatives to reopen the federal government and end the 42 day-long government shutdown. "After more than 42 days, Congress has finally reopened the government. With the Senate's amendments to our clean CR passed, Am  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * ICYMI: How one Montana senator managed to move the Trump White House -- twice Semafor published a story highlighting Senator Sheehy's prominent role in effectively fighting to make America great again alongside President Trump and putting Montanans first in ten months as a freshman senator. In case you missed it... How one Montana senator managed to move the Trump White House -- twic  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Washington Examiner: Steve Daines carves out shuttle diplomacy lane as Asia expert for Trump * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines spoke with the Washington Examiner about the future of U.S. relationships with Central Asia. Read the highlights below. Steve Daines carves out shuttle diplomacy lane as Asia expert for Trump Washington Examiner David Sivak November 10 th, 2025 Sen.   more

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 12 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Montana Democratic Party's Statement on Resolving the Government Shutdown * Monday, November 10, 2025 CONTACT press@montanademocrats.org Helena, MT - Over the last seven weeks, Democrats across the country have defended the working class from Republican leadership hellbent on raising healthcare prices. Tens of thousands of Montanans will see their premiums rise due to Republicans' inabilit  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 14 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State and Little Big Horn College receive $1.7 million to support American Indian educators on path to leadership By Frankie Beer, MSU News Service Nine-tenths of education is encouragement. Kari McKay, assistant principal at Browning High School and a member of the Blackfeet Nation, signs each email with this adage. Her role requires her to wear many hats -- counselor, substitute teacher, cook,   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 14 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State receives NSF grant for sophisticated X-ray photoelectron spectrometer By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service A Montana State University core research facility described by its director as a "portal to the magical world of nanoscience" has received funding for a sophisticated instrument to support multidisciplinary research at MSU and across the state. The National Science Foundation's Divisio  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 11 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State, Blackfeet Community College, partners launch program to prepare secondary educators to work in Indigenous communities By Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service A collaborative program that aims to prepare middle school and high school educators to serve Indigenous communities across Montana recently received a $500,000 grant to support the work. The three-year grant from Margaret A. Cargill Philan  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 10 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Season's Second-to-Last Poll Sees Campbellsville (Ky.) Back in Top 10, Grand View (Iowa) No. 1 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- Campbellsville (Ky.) re-entered the Top 10 at No. 10 and Montana Tech picked up a point on Friends (Kan.) to create a tie at No. 4, while Grand View (Iowa) earned one more first-place vote over last week to remain where the Vikings  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Sheehy Statement on Vote to End Schumer Shutdown Senator Tim Sheehy released the following statement after voting tonight in favor of a clean continuing resolution and appropriations bill package that will end the Schumer Shutdown and reopen the government: "The past 40 days of the Schumer Shutdown have been an embarrassment to our country. I'm glad to see the Senate reach an agreement tonight and lo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * SHUTDOWN OVER! Zinke Votes to Reopen the Government, Delivers Over $1.1 Million in Direct Funding to Montana Projects * Washington, D.C. - Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke voted for H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, which ends the 43-day Democrat started government shutdown, fund  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Wild Montana, Helena, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) expressing strong opposition to the proposed rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, also known as the Public Lands Rule. The organization, which advocates for the preservation of public lands across Montana, argues that the rescission undermines crucial protections for areas of critical environmental concern (ACECs) mandated   more