Author: Brian Bennett

Governor Gianforte Thanks Montana’s Organ Donors

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Governor Gianforte Thanks Montana’s Organ Donors On the sixth day of his “12 Days of Giving,” Monday, Governor Greg Gianforte highlighted the opportunity for Montanans to support the Threshold of Life Memorial, which honors organ, eye, and tissue donors, encourages education on organ donation, and promotes donor registration. Fundraising for t...

Sabey Invites Butte-Silver Bow Commissioners To Data Center

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Data Center Invite Drops Dilemma on Butte–Silver Bow Commissioners: ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’ Sabey Data Centers, the company proposing a massive, billion-dollar data center in Butte, has offered to fly Butte–Silver Bow commissioners on a private jet to Quincy, Washington, to showcase one of its giant data centers there. At least three c...

Bozeman Codifies Tenant Counsel Rights In First State Program

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Bozeman Codifies Tenant Counsel Right; Funds Montana’s First Rental Mediation Program Bozeman now has the first rental mediation program in the state after the city commission unanimously passed a resolution provisionally adopting program goals and an ordinance codifying a tenant’s “right to counsel,” along with funding to support it. Th...

Governor Gianforte Kicks Off Annual Government Agency Food Drive

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Gianforte Announces Food Drive, Highlights Services at New Food Bank HQ in Missoula Governor Greg Gianforte has kicked off the 5th annual food-drive competition between state agencies to see which one can collect the most food donations by the middle of the month. Last year, the Department of Commerce won, donating more than 7,500 pounds of fo...

Energy Share Of Montana Helps With Energy Assistance

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Energy Share of Montana Helps with Energy Assistance As Montana’s winter approaches and temperatures begin to drop, Energy Share of Montana continues its mission to ensure no household faces the life-threatening reality of a no-heat emergency. Since 1983, the nonprofit organization has provided critical energy assistance to more than 77,000 Mo...

Governor and First Lady Gianforte Light Capitol Christmas Tree

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Governor and First Lady Gianforte Light Capitol Christmas Tree Governor Greg Gianforte and First Lady Susan Gianforte lit the State Capitol Christmas Tree on Monday in Helena, welcoming the holiday season with carols performed by the Carroll College Choirs. This year’s Capitol Christmas Tree was harvested from U.S. Forest Service land as part ...

International Visitors Yellowstone Glacier Pay Added Surcharges

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International Visitors to Yellowstone, Glacier to Pay Added Surcharges The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced changes to how national parks will be accessed next year. While entry fees and annual passes for U.S. residents will remain the same, nonresident visitors will pay a higher rate to help fund maintenance across the national p...

Montana Generates $5B In Farm Sales Each Year

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Montana Generates $5B in Farm Sales Each Year As Americans prepare for Thanksgiving—a holiday centered around food, family, and the harvest—it’s worth reflecting on where that food comes from and who produces it: farmers and ranchers. Montana generates $5 billion in farm sales each year. Attorney General Knudsen Shares Holiday Scam Prevention...

Montana Lawmakers Take Closer Look At Autonomous Vehicles

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Montana Lawmakers Take a Closer Look at Autonomous Vehicles Earlier this year, Montana passed a law allowing autonomous vehicles on the state’s roadways. On Monday, the Legislature’s interim transportation committee questioned State Senators Russ Tempel and Denley Loge, who had recently returned from a fact-finding trip to Arizona to learn mor...