U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., are pushing the Biden administration to issue exemptions to the healthcare worker vaccine mandate for health facilities where Montanans’ access to care, especially in rural communities, is jeopardized. Many hospitals, especially in rural Montana, cannot afford to lose another health care professional,

Aaron Quinn was recently awarded the Civilian Service Commendation Medal for his exceptional leadership in completing the Fort Peck Flow Test Environmental Impact Statement, all while serving as lead biologist, lead author and project manager for this report. The Fort Peck Montana Flow Test EIS analyzed the predicted benefits and environmental impacts and lays out alternative plans, identifying

More than 20 candidates filed with the Montana Secretary of State’s Office on Friday, Jan. 28, including two Congressional candidates — one in each district. Twenty-five candidate filings were processed on Friday, with more than 20 candidates visiting the Secretary of State’s Office at the Capitol to make their candidacy official. Twenty-three legislative candidates filed on Friday,

Montana’s unemployment rate hit a new record low in December, dropping another 0.3 percentage points to end the year at 2.5 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The number of unemployed Montanans is at its lowest level since BLS began the data series in 1976. “After just one year, our Montana Comeback Plan is working. Our unemployment rate is the lowest it’s