Governor Greg Gianforte met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other governors today to discuss the ongoing efforts to strengthen wildfire prevention, preparedness and response. He pushed for more cooperation among agencies and more aggressive initial attacks. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07...
Senator Daines Pushes To Review Recent CDC COVID-19 Recommendations
Senator Steve Daines introduced the “Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act” Thursday. It is aimed at requiring the Government Accountability Office to review the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s decision making surrounding its reversal on mask guidance for fully vaccinated Americans. This follows the CDC’s announcement of new...
Senator Tester Details How Infrastructure Funds Would Be Used In Montana
Senator Jon Tester expressed confidence Thursday the major federal infrastructure bill being considered in Congress will pass after Republicans and Democrats settled their spending differences and called Montana’s gains included in it substantial. Though the bill is much smaller than what lawmakers had originally agreed to money still remains ...
Formal Letter Sent Requesting Government Protection For Gray Wolves
Wildlife advocates petitioned federal officials Thursday to restore federal protections for gray wolves throughout the U.S. West. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is supposed to respond within 90 days on whether there is enough information for a potential listing under the Endangered Species Act. Idaho and Montana passed laws intended to dra...
President Biden To Meet With Governor Gianforte To Address Wildfires
President Joe Biden will meet with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and other Western governors today to discuss the 2021 wildfire season in the West as part of the president’s discussion with them about wildfire response and prevention. Gianforte will speak specifically about the wildfire situation in Montana where more than 268,594 acre...
Senator Tester Gives Update On Re-Opening Canadian Border
Montana’s representatives in Washington have been pushing for the U.S. to re-open the boarder with Canada to non-essential travelers. Senator Jon Tester explains why progress has been slow. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-30_537.mp3