WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by John Kartch: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Liberty Landscape Sup  more

MISSOULA, Montana, April 24 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * From Roommates to Truman Scholars: UM Students Share Journey to Public Service * From dorm roommates to earning one of the most prestigious scholarships in the country, University of Montana juniors Vivianne Ostheimer and Cadence Hatten have spent their college years growing not only as student leaders, but as friends. Hatten and Ostheimer are the latest students from UM to be named Harry S. T  more

HELENA, Montana, April 24 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte, BHE Montana Celebrate Investment in Great Falls * GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte yesterday joined BHE Montana to celebrate the opening of its new Great Falls o ffice and to hi ghlight th e import ance of unleashing affordable, reliable energy for Montanans.  "Now more than ever before, we must innovate and invest to meet our growing energy needs," Gov. Gianfor  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - April 24, 2026: * * * TQUOTES OF THE WEEK: "We must ensure that Trump's friends in the oil and gas industry aren't taking advantage of the chaos to rake in record profits at the expense of hard-working American families." -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) on the introduction of the Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act which would protect consumers  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 24 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * NASEO Launches State and Industry Collaborative to Support Implementation of Advanced Grid Optimization Technologies By Camille Norton On March 25, 2026, at the NASEO State Transmission Summit, NASEO announced the launch of the NASEO Grid Optimization Task Force, a new collaboration among State Energy Offices, private-sector partners, and other subject-matter experts to identi  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on April 30, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Nominees * Sheria Akins Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina * Kathleen S. Lane, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana * Evan Rikhye, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands * Kara Marie Westercamp, to be a Judge of the United St  more