The U.S. Senate has confirmed Martha Williams to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She served as Director of Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks from 2017-2021 and was agency legal counsel for Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks from 1988-2011. Williams served as the Principal Deputy Director of Fish Wildlife and Parks essentially ser...
AG Knudsen Details Where Illegal Drugs In Montana Are Coming From
Montana continues to struggle with increasing amounts of drugs overdoses and drug-related crimes. Attorney General Austin Knudsen recently emphasized the influence Mexican drug cartels have had on this recent trend on Voices of Montana.
Montana Looking Ahead To Upcoming Wildfire Season
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Forest Service recently announced a new 10-year plan to address what they are deeming a wildfire crisis through tree removal and prescribed burning. After last year’s wildfire season Governor Greg Gianforte says the state is already taking steps to improve Montana’s management efforts but is open to even ...
Ballot Initiative To Protect Rivers Reaches Supreme Court
Backers of proposed Citizen Initiative 24 which would prohibit new permits for discharging pollution into portions of the Gallatin and Madison rivers are asking the Montana Supreme Court to reverse a state Attorney General office finding that it amounts to an unconstitutional encroachment on private property. They argue it overstepped in its d...
Largest Regional Agriculture Trade Show Underway In Billings
The MATE Show and Home and Health Expo continue through Saturday at MetraPark in Billings. The Montana Agri-Trade Exposition is the largest ag trade show in the pacific northwest. Northern International Livestock Exposition Interim Manager Rick Hamilton points out the Health Expo provides an alternative type of experience for visitors.
Gov. Gianforte Calls To Reinstate Vaccine Exemption For Truckers
Governor Greg Gianforte has joined Alberta and Saskatchewan officials in calling on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden to reinstate the COVID-19 vaccine exemption for truckers. Their termination for essential service in January by both governments touched off an 18-day trucker pro...
New Montana Group Promoting Women Working In The Mining Industry
A new Montana chapter of Women in Mining was founded to educate Montanans on diversity and inclusion in the mining industry. President Lacey Morrison said recently the goal is rather than just diversity it is also focused on people selected on the basis of their ability.
AG Knudsen Comments On Request To Reinstate Abortion Laws
As lawmakers prepare for the U.S. Supreme Court to weaken or void its landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, Nick Ehli with Kaiser Health News reports the right to privacy is written into Montana’s constitution so, even if Roe v. Wade is overturned, it wouldn’t affect the Treasure State. Attorney General Austin Knudsen has asked ...
Wolf Hunting & Trapping Season Closed In Region 3
The hunting and trapping of wolves in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Region 3 (southwest Montana) closed today. Last month, the Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to close wolf hunting and trapping in Region 3 upon the harvest of 82 wolves in the region. With the hunting and trapping season closed, trappers in the region must remove their...
Black Butte Copper Project Looks To Innovate Mining Industry
The Black Butte Copper Project north of White Sulphur Springs continues to make progress in construction and recruitment with the recent announcement of a training partnership with Montana Tech’s Highland College. The project is a partnership with Sandfire Resources America and their Communications Vice President Nancy Schlepp recently co...