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Governor Greg Gianforte today announced he secured the assistance of Utah and California for Montana’s wildland fire response. Utah will send two task forces to Montana for a total of seven engines and 25 personnel, and California will send one strike team with five engines and 20 personnel. Through a mutual aid system states can…
Governor Greg Gianforte mobilizing the Montana National Guard Thursday for wildfire response. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has the details.
Governor Greg Gianforte announced additional details Wednesday on the first round of American Rescue Plan Act water and sewer grants after receiving over 300 applications. Officials with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation are reviewing applications for eligibility and will rank them before they move to the infrastructure Advisory Committee for consideration. The…
Governor Greg Gianforte received a wildland fire briefing Wednesday from fire management professionals at the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Our Capitol City Correspondent Troy Shockley reports.
Governor Greg Gianforte has announced a new process for Montana employers to notify the Montana Department of Labor and Industry if an unemployment insurance claimant fails to appear for a scheduled interview saying employers across the state are saying candidates for open positions submit applications and schedule interviews only to skip out on it. Montana…
New unemployment claims decreased week over week July 5th and were 94% below the peak during the COVID-19 pandemic. To help add some context to these statistics, Wallet Hub just released updated rankings for the states whose unemployment claims are recovering the quickest. Montana ranks 30th. The most recovered state is Kentucky and the least…
As Montana’s devastating fire season continues, Governor Greg Gianforte issued an executive order today, declaring a wildland fire emergency across Montana. The order is in response to the dangerous conditions across the state and will help procure additional resources to assist in fire suppression efforts. These resources include potentially activating Montana’s National Guard and the…
Two former Democratic lawmakers Tom Winter and Barbara Bessette challenging Montana’s new judicial appointment process have asked the Montana Supreme Court take their case from the District Court saying the governor’s appointment of a Cascade County District Court judge has created urgency for a decision. They petitioned the court on an emergency basis asking it…
At the start of the month Montana entered the new fiscal year with about $104 million in its fire fund and, as Holly Michels of Lee Newspaper’s state news bureau reports, it is filled with money reverted from the state’s general fund and any cash unspent from the governor’s emergency funding pot from the last…
Governor Greg Gianforte announced the first judicial appointment of his administration Wednesday naming David Grubich to the open district court bench in Cascade County. The bench was vacated in April when the Montana Senate rejected Michele Reinhart Levine. Grubich will have to run for election in 2022 to retain his seat. Levine had said earlier…
