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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Monday June 01, 2026 ( 3 items )  

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: By Coordinating With Medicaid and SNAP, State WIC Programs Reach Additional Eligible Low-Income Families With Young Children
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on May 28, 2026, by senior fellow Zoe Neuberger and Luis Nunez, research analyst on the food assistance team: * * * By Coordinating With Medicaid and SNAP, State WIC Programs Reach Additional Eligible Low-Income Families With Young Children Collaboration Has Become More Widespread Over Past Five Years - Collaboration between the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children  more

Legal Organizations File Lawsuit Over Immigration Detention Conditions at Camp East Montana in El Paso's Fort Bliss Military Base
NEW YORK, May 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Legal Organizations File Lawsuit Over Immigration Detention Conditions at Camp East Montana in El Paso's Fort Bliss Military Base * EL PASO, Texas -Legal organizations sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Friday night over inhum  more

Oil and Gas Industry Associations Urge Swift Finalization of BLM Regulatory Revisions
WASHINGTON, May 31 -- A coalition of oil and gas industry associations, including the American Petroleum Institute, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Western Energy Alliance, Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Western Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association, Montana Petroleum Association, New Mexico Oil & Gas Association, Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma, and Utah Petroleum Association, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM)  more