Senator Steve Daines Highlights Need to Tackle Obamacare Cost Growth and Healthcare Waste Ahead of Budget Vote After getting the government re-opened, Congress and Montana Senator Steve Daines are preparing for the next round of Obamacare funding decisions. The Senator notes that one of the major problems to address is how Obamacare insurance costs are far outpacing other health care

Montana Aims to Revive Rare Earth Element Production to Support America’s Technology Needs There was a time America had access to rare earth elements needed in almost all of our technology today. Montana is trying to re-create that time again because the resources are still here. Matt Vincent is the Executive Director of the Montana Mining Association. Matt Vincent Director

Bison Advocates Challenge Yellowstone Management, Seek Environmental Review on Bison Access Beyond National Park Neighbors Against Bison Slaughter has filed a motion asking a judge to revisit their 2019 case and compel the Forest Service to carry out an environmental impact analysis within a year. They argue that existing Yellowstone bison management, overseen by the Interagency Bison Management Plan, illegally

Montana Secures Over $300 Million in Federal Funding to Expand Broadband Access Montana has received approval from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to access over $300 million through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program for broadband expansion. The funds will support 19 service providers and 32 projects, aiming to connect over 68,000 unserved

Montana State University Enrolls Record 17,165 Students Under New President Brock Tessman Montana State University President Brock Tessman became the 13th President of Montana’s land-grant university in early July. He is presiding over his first fall semester at the 132-year old institution where the enrollment is a school record 17,165 students. Speaking with Tom Schultz on Voices of Montana, President