Author: Brian Bennett

Montana Conservation Voters To Defend Their Priorities In 2021 Legislative Session As It Convenes Today

As the legislative session convenes conservation groups plan to defend their priorities. Jake Brown political director with Montana Conservation Voters says their top priority is the Habitat for Montana program used to protect public lands. Brown says the voter-passed marijuana legalization bill lays it out for programs including Habitat Monta...

R-CALF Wants Meaningful Reform From Congress And Not Just Bail-Out Money In The New Year Of 2021

Cattle producers were hurting before the global pandemic hit markets of all kinds and now R-CALF wants the federal government to use this crisis as an opportunity to improve producers’ financial situations for the long term. The independent cattle producers’ C-E-O Bill Bullard says the group has seen depressed prices for years and ...

Moderna COVID-019 Vaccine Receives Emergency Use Authorization Thanks To Original CARES Act Funding $10 Million For Trials And Manufacturing

The vaccine made by Moderna has received emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration and will be distributed immediately. Its accelerated delivery was made possible as a result of Senator Steve Daines securing an initial $10 billion in the CARES Act in March to enable vaccine manufacturing and clinical trials to proceed sim...