WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound holds change of command ceremony * SEATTLE -Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound held a change of command ceremony on Friday, July 10, at Coast Guard Base Seattle. Rear Adm. Arex Avanni, commander Coast Guard Northwest District, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Michael Hunt relieved Capt. Mark McDonnell as the commander of Sector Puget Sound  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * DOWNING'S WHOLE-HOME REPAIRS ACT INCLUDED IN THE 21ST CENTURY ROAD TO HOUSING ACT BECOMES LAW * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, comprehensive legislation to expand housing supply, modernize federal housing programs, and support affordable housing nationwide becomes law. Congressman Troy Downing's Whole-Home Repairs Act, legislation to support essential home repairs wa  more

HELENA, Montana, July 9 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ to formally list Big Hole River as impaired for eutrophication and dissolved oxygen The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has determined aquatic life and recreational uses in the Big Hole River are affected by eutrophication, or the presence of excessive nutrients and low dissolved oxygen, and will formally list the Big Hole as impaired by these pollutants in  more

HELENA, Montana, July 12 -- The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services issued the following news release on July 10, 2026: * * * RHTP Center of Excellence Advisory Council Appointments Made Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Charlie Brereton today announced appointments to the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Center of Excellence (CoE) Advisory Council. The purpose of the Advisory Council is to ensure that Initiative 2 priorities in Mon  more