Tuesday evening, President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union address the annual message from the president to Congress and the nation. Ahead of the speech, Senator Steve Daines shared his views on the state of the nation over the past year.
Federal Funding Granted To Address Montana Homelessness
Montana was chosen as a rural recipient of a $3.4 million grant from the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development aimed at helping youth in Montana who are experiencing homelessness. Dani Mayeaux who is on the board says treating people who are struggling with homelessness with ki...
AG Knudsen Highlights Political Implications Of 2022 Judicial Race
During the annual Lincoln-Reagan Fundraiser last Sunday in Havre, Attorney General and Keynote Speaker Austin Knudsen highlighted the upcoming judicial races this year as ones for Montana conservatives to pay close attention to. He said some of the current justices were politicizing the courts.
Yellowstone National Park Looks Back On Conservation Progress On Anniversary
The is the 150th anniversary year of Yellowstone National Park established as the first national park in the country. To commemorate the occasion, Park Ranger Jake Frank re-capped how conservation of the park progressed and improved over the past century and a half.
New Report Finds Nearly Half Of Montana Schools’ Water With Excessive Lead Levels
Of the 222 Montana schools that had turned in water samples by mid-February Kaiser Health News reports 110 had at least one water fixture with lead levels higher than 15 parts per billion. Montana Correspondent Katheryn Houghton reports a new state rule requires those fixtures be immediately be shut off. For many finding the money to fix the p...
Montana Identifies Russian Assets Tied To State Investments
The Montana Board of Investments staff has identified about $15 million in assets that are tied to Russian interests within its roughly $25 billion portfolio. The board which operates independently from elected officers in state government will begin the process of existing those Russian assets and will move to divest the state’s holdings in o...
Former Ambassador Baucus Sees Potential China Involvement In Ukraine
As the fallout from Russia invading Ukraine continues, what about China? Former Montana Senator and former Ambassador to China Max Baucus commented on it this week during an interview on Bloomberg radio.
Cash Grain Prices Continue To Rise During Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Cash grain prices are at record highs and Russia’s war on Ukraine is pushing them higher. Hard red winter wheat prices are double what ordinary wheat was selling for during the same period last year but Montana farmers are entering the second year of an extended drought with little wheat in reserves. Montana’s 2021 wheat harvest was just...
FWP Fisheries Program Gives Update On Projects
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks’ Future Fisheries Program has worked to restore rivers steams and lakes to improve and restore Montana’s wild fish habitats through available government funds for nearly 20 years. The program’s coordinator Michelle McGree details some of the recent work they’ve done.
Former Senator Baucus Encouraged By U.S. Response To Ukraine Invasion
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine former Montana Senator and former Ambassador to China Max Baucus said Monday on Bloomberg radio Russia is not exactly what you may think it is. He also commented on the sanctions being imposed on it.