HELENA, Montana, Aug. 28 -- Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Matt Rosendale issued the following news release: * * * State Auditor James Brown Permanently Revokes License of Kalispell Bail Bondsman Accused of Using Position to Exploit Montanans, Including for Sexual Favors State Auditor James Brown protected Montanans by permanently revoking the insurance producer license of Laine Kendall Callahan, a Kalispell bail bondsman accused of exploiting people under his supervision, i  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Appoints Kirk Bushman as District 2 Public Service Commissioner * * August 26 2026 HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the temporary appointment of Kirk Bushman of Billings to serve as commissioner for District 2 on the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC). "Kirk brings decades of engineering experience and a strong understanding of the important w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Page 1 of 12 August 24, 2026 Director (630) Bureau of Land Management U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646 Washington, DC 20240 Attention: RIN #1004-AF33 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov, Docket No. BLM-2025-0235 Re: Comments on Proposed Rule, "Royalty for Oil and Gas Lost From O  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2026, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: Agenda: * H.R. 642 (Rep. Steube), "Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025" * H.R. 5470 (Rep. LaHood), "Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act" * H.R. 6788 (Rep. Downing), "Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act" * H.R. 9269 (Rep. Clyburn), "Renewing the African American Civil   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates Up in Air as Court Orders DOL to Try Again: What Agricultural Employers Need to Know A federal court in California just ordered the US Department of Labor (DOL) to quickly come up with a new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A job orders, just weeks after the agency released long-awaited new H-2A farmworker rates  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 27 [Category: Business] -- The American Fly Fishing Trade Association posted the following news: * * * When You Feel Helpless, Act: Why the Roadless Rule Rollback Is Worth Fighting * Staying silent is a choice When the headlines feel relentless, it's easy to believe there's nothing any one of us can do: another rollback, another loss, another reason to look away. But hopelessness is a luxury our wild places can't afford. The fight over the Roadless Rule is an indicat  more