BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 19 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * 'A resource for all of Montana': Montana State chosen as 'on-ramp' to defense department projects The U.S. Department of Defense recently named Montana State University a Defense Innovation Unit OnRamp Hub, a designation that will bring the university's cutting-edge facilities and highly trained researchers together with companies to scale up technologies for use in defense projects. The DIU works with com  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 20 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * 'A resource for all of Montana': Montana State chosen as 'on-ramp' to defense department projects The U.S. Department of Defense recently named Montana State University a Defense Innovation Unit OnRamp Hub, a designation that will bring the university's cutting-edge facilities and highly trained researchers together with companies to scale up technologies for use in defense projects. The DIU works with com  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Montana Launches Campaign Recognizing Lawmakers, Holding Obstructions Accountable for Key Votes in Helena * BOZEMAN, MT Today, Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) launched its accountability campaign promoting good policy and holding policymakers accountable when they undermine core principles of limited government, individual freedom, and fiscal responsibility  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Nov. 18, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Quits rates were 2.5 percent or higher in 6 states in July 2025 In July 2025, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were 2.5 percent or higher in 6 states: Idaho (3.7 percent), Montana and Wyoming (3.0 percent each), Alaska (2.9 percent), North Carolina (2.6 percent), and Tex  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Nov. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana posted the following news release on Nov. 18, 2025: * * * Clinton man sentenced to 2 years in prison on drug and gun charges A Clinton man who possessed fentanyl and methamphetamine and illegally possessed a firearm was sentenced today to 24 months in prison to be followed by 4 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Francis Levi Kelsey, 40, pleaded guilty in July 2025 to one count o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Honors Montanan of the Month: Brigadier General Dale Stovall * U.S. SENATE U.S. Senator Steve Daines recognized Retired Brigadier General Dale Stovall for his courageous actions during the Vietnam War as Montanan of the Month. Through his "Montanan of the Month" initiative, every month Daines highlights a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the Congressional Record, the docum  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines in Senate Finance Committee: Obamacare is Fundamentally Broken * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Brian Blase, President of Paragon Health Institute in a Senate Finance Committee hearing about the failures of Obamacare. Watch the full exchange HERE. Daines on Obamacare's failures and reforms that are needed: Daines: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this impor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines: Biden BLM's Disregard for Montanans "Shameful" * "Those closest to the land should not be ignored or rejected" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Utah Attorney General Derek Brown and Micah Christensen from the Wyoming County Commissioners Association in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. They discussed the Biden administration's blatant violatio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * DGA Statement on New RGA Chair Greg Gianforte * DGA Communications Director Sam Newton released the following statement on Montana Governor Greg Gianforte being elected the next chair of the Republican Governors Association: "Greg Gianforte is a far-right extremist best known for enacting a dangerous abortion ban, pushing to gut Americans' health care, and attacking public lands. His failed record   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has amended a previous notice concerning the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the North Plains Connector Project. DOE issued an amended notice of intent (ANOI) to clarify its involvement in the project, which aims to connect Colstrip, Montana, to St. Anthony, North Dakota. The GDO issued a notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS for the transmission project. The NOI had stated that the DOE did not hold deci  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Bill Right Sizes Regulation for American Conservation * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (link is external). This bill exempts ecosystem restoration projects in regulated floodplains from having to demonstrate no net impact on base flood elevation. Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-02), Bryan Steil (WI-01), and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing's AI-WISE Act Clears Key Committee Vote * Today, Congressman Troy Downing's (MT-02) H.R. 5784, the AI-WISE Act, was reported favorably out of the House Committee on Small Business with bipartisan support, taking a critical step toward becoming law. The bill, sponsored by Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03), is now eligible for consideration before the full House of Representatives. "Sma  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The National Conference of State Legislatures issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Joint Statement by NCSL Officers 'States Are Leading on AI--Partnership, Not Preemption, Is the Path Forward' November 20, 2025 * The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) reaffirmed today that states are leading the nation in developing responsible, bipartisan artificial intelligence policy and any federal effort to override or restrict this work is the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges FERC Approval of Southwest Power Pool's Fast-Track Energy Plan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Filing a lawsuit today in the D.C. Circuit, the Sierra Club challenged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval for the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) to fast-track the interconnection of mostly fossil-fueled generation to the power grid. SPP spans 14 states, stretching from L  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bipartisan Colleagues: Air Ambulance Providers at Risk Without Federal Action * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Angus King (I-ME), Steve Daines (R-MT), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) to call on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to address issues plaguing air a  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Montana State controls UC Davis in win * UC Davis recorded more total offense (424 to 377), had more offensive plays (83 to 50) and controlled the time of possession (37 minutes to 23 minutes), but it was Montana State who came away with the victory, 38-17, in a matchup of top 10 teams. The Bobcats remain No. 3 in this week's AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl, while UC  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 22 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State to award honorary doctorate to alumnus whose foundation supports injured veterans By Diana Setterberg Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Eric Hastings, a Montana State University alumnus and founder of a national organization that serves traumatically injured servicemen and women, will receive an honorary doctorate degree from MSU during the university's fall commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec.  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 22 (TNSjou) -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State undergraduate characterizes unique 'cooperative' chemical reaction in new Science paper By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service The art of chemistry doesn't always involve stirring a bubbling reaction in an elaborate glass apparatus. A new world of chemistry lies below the surface of a new class of materials called metal-organic frameworks, the discovery of which was awarded the Nobel   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), Bozeman, Montana, has submitted a public comment letter to the National Park Service (NPS) highlighting the urgent need for innovative solutions to enhance visitor services across America's national parks. Amid increasing visitation and rising maintenance backlogs, PERC calls for bold strategies that leverage both creativity and additional funding to improve the overall visitor experience. As national parks grapple with  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Rural & Agriculture Council of America (RACA), Roberts, Montana, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury expressing concerns regarding the implementation of the GENIUS Act. Representing a diverse coalition that includes mayors, county commissioners, ranchers, farmers, small business owners, and community leaders, RACA seeks to ensure that rural perspectives are incorporated into national policy and regulatory decisions. In its lett  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 21 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: * * * Renowned Ceramics Artist, Mentor Named UM Regents Professor * MISSOULA - The Montana Board of Regents has named Julia Galloway, a University of Montana professor and director of ceramics, a Regents Professor, the highest honor conferred upon faculty in the Montana University System. Galloway is the 14th UM faculty member to earn the professor rank since it was established in 1991, and she is th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Sheehy Introduces Bill to Hold Soft-on-Crime Judges Accountable Senator Tim Sheehy today introduced the Judicial Accountability for Irresponsible Leniency (JAIL) Act to allow for civil action against judges and other government entities who release violent criminals without bail. "The most solemn duty of government is to protect its people, but too often, radical judges in far-left ju  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Sheehy Introduces Strengthening Resources for Our Schools Act SROs Act Supports School Safety, Veterans, and Law Enforce * Senator Sheehy (R - Mont.) introduced the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act to protect students, increase school safety, and empower veterans and retired law enforcement to continue serving their communities. "Keeping the American people safe, especially young k  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Codify Successful Wildlife Crossing Program * Washington, D.C. - Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke and Congressman Don Beyer (VA - 08) introduced the Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act of 2025, legislation to make the highly successful Wildlife Crossings Program a permanent part of federal law and extend its authorization through fiscal   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Introduces Bipartisan Strengthening Resources for Our Schools Act * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-MT) and Rep. Donald G. Davis (NC-01) introduced the Strengthening Resources for Our Schools (SROs) Act, a bipartisan-backed measure to enhance school safety, protect students from violence, and create meaningful second-career opportunities for America's veteran  more