The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the first round of funding for the Milk River Project, which U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., secured up to $100 million for in his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, now law. “I’m proud to announce the first round of funding for the Milk River Project from our infrastructure bill is now on its way to the communities that have needed this

Montana State University Extension has released a new MontGuide fact sheet discussing testamentary trusts. According to Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist, a person can create a testamentary trust in a written will. A testamentary trust is one that is established according to the instructions contained in a last will and testament. The will maker names a trustee to manage

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. The deadline for applications is March 31, with an additional cycle deadline of June 30. The program offers loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations to provide microloans for microenterprise startups and growth through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund and/or

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has sent a letter to DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow raising concerns about the company’s decision to remove conservative network One America News Network (OAN) from their platform. “There has not been sufficient justification from DirecTV as to why OAN’s contract was not renewed by your company. A vague ‘routine internal review’ and the lack of transparency