Author: Brian Bennett

This Afternoon the U.S. Senate is expected to not convict President Donald Trump on two articles in his impeachment trial. The vote on party lines will have Montana’s Republican Senator Steve Daines voting no while Montana’s Democratic Senator Jon Tester will vote yes. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Un...

Attorney General Tim Fox has filed a lawsuit against two leading distributors of narcotic opioids for their alleged role in the opioid crisis that has had a particularly acute impact on rural areas throughout the country including Montana. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Untitled-5.mp3

Representative Greg Gianforte has responded to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address delivered Tuesday evening in the U.S. House. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Untitled-4-1-1.mp3

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a disaster declaration for 17 Montana counties in Eastern Montana through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus who faced quality loss drought and excessive moisture in 2019. It comes on the heels of legislation authored by the only farmer in the Senate Jon Tester who says there is more...

The American Prairie Reserve stewards about 400,000 acres of grasslands in Northeastern Montana which is open to the public which seems to be showing more interest. American Prairie Reserve Director Of Public Access And Recreation Mike Kautz notes it’s important that the region remains open to the public. https://northernbroadcasting.com...

Today Dr. Al Olszewski was on Voices of Montana today. He explained one of the reasons he is against the current Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe Water Compact proposal sponsored by Senator Steve Daines. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Untitled-1-1.mp3 “To listen to the full Voices of Montana Podcast Cli...

Montana plans to invest  $16 million per year over the next five years in community mental health services. From the Department of Public Health and Services Chuck Council. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Untitled-4-1.mp3

State House District 57 Representative Forrest Mandeville is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State. Monday on Voices of Montana he was asked what he thinks is needed for secure and accessible elections. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Untitled-10.mp3 “To listen to the full Voices of ...

Representative Greg Gianforte urged more research about a possible link between marijuana use and mental health during a recent hearing of the Energy And Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee noting Montana leads the nation in suicides. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Untitled-3-1-1.mp3

The American Prairie Reserve’s reservations quadrupled last year with people wanting to see its unique conservation landscape that butts up against the Upper Missouri River Breaks International Monument. Director of Public Access and Recreation Mike Kautz says there’s a new hut system on the river. https://northernbroadcasting.com/...