Tribal officials are disappointed with the new Congressional House maps for the state of Montana. The two districts were recently approved by the districting commission that consisted of two Republicans, two Democrats and a tie-breaker chair appointed by the Montana Supreme Court. The new map puts Missoula, Butte, Kalispell and Bozeman, along with the Flathead and Blackfeet Indian Reservations,

Last week, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan infrastructure bill which Sen. Jon Tester and nine other senators from both parties successfully negotiated. The bipartisan bill signed last week brings a minimum of $100 million to Montana for broadband investment, with the likelihood of hundreds of millions more. Over $395 million already has been allocated this year for broadband investment.

The Biden administration reversed course, suspending its implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers after previously telling businesses they should proceed despite a court-ordered pause. A federal court order instructed OSHA to “take no steps to implement or enforce” its Emergency Temporary Standard until the court said

The Fort Peck Tribes will have its Food Sovereignty Day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, in the Greet the Dawn Auditorium at the Fort Peck Community College in Poplar. The day will feature the documentary film, “Gather,” which depicts the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim identity through food. Lunch and dinner will be served. The day will include art vendors,

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines’ bipartisan bill, the “Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021,” was signed into law on Thursday, Nov. 18. Daines’ bill will ensure that Montana’s first responders who are disabled or killed in the line of duty have prompt access to the benefits they earned and were promised during their service. “Montana law enforcement officers and first responders

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff is on pace to collect a record number of chronic wasting disease samples from deer, elk and moose this year. Between July 1 and Nov. 12, FWP staff collected 3,147 CWD samples, of which 1,613 were from the 2021 priority sampling areas located in northwestern, northcentral, southwestern and southcentral Montana. This is above last year’s 2,966 collected

Chronic wasting disease was recently detected in a mule deer buck that was euthanized within Baker city limits in Hunting District 705 by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials on Oct. 27. FWP officials collected the deer after residents reported the buck was acting lethargic and was visibly emaciated and had droopy ears, which are classic symptoms of the disease. Earlier this week