In June, Montana became the first state to stop federal unemployment insurance supplemental benefit funding put in place during the pandemic to help people who lost their jobs and replace them with a $1,200 bonus for going back to work. Governor Greg Gianforte says he believes it’s working and has an example. https://northernbroadcasting.com/...
Governor Gianforte Introduces New Source For Wildfire Information
In the state of Montana many firefighters are fighting wildfires many of which did not have to happen. Governor Greg Gianforte. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-05_637_2.mp3
Governor Gianforte Deploys Additional Firefighting Crews
There are 84 soldiers deployed to help firefighting efforts as the state faces record drought and heat that have made it easier for fires to start and tougher to put them out. Tuesday Governor Greg Gianforte ordered six additional crews to help bring the total number of soldiers to 200 by this weekend. Since the beginning of the year more than...
Governor Gianforte Urges President Biden For Increased Cooperation In Fighting Wildfires
Governor Greg Gianforte met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other governors today to discuss the ongoing efforts to strengthen wildfire prevention, preparedness and response. He pushed for more cooperation among agencies and more aggressive initial attacks. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/...
President Biden To Meet With Governor Gianforte To Address Wildfires
President Joe Biden will meet with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and other Western governors today to discuss the 2021 wildfire season in the West as part of the president’s discussion with them about wildfire response and prevention. Gianforte will speak specifically about the wildfire situation in Montana where more than 268,594 acre...
COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise Across Montana
More than 250 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in a single day in Montana Tuesday for the first time in over five months. Tuesday afternoon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said vaccinated people in counties with high caseloads should return to wearing masks indoors. Governor Greg Gianforte issued a statement saying ...
ARPA Commission Recommends Schools Have Access To COVID Tests
https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-27_437.mp3 In the recent legislative session, lawmakers voted to broadly advocate funds from the roughly $2 billion Montana received from the federal American Rescue Plan Act earlier this year and create a group of commissions to review specific proposals and forward them to Governo...
Montana FWP Declines River Rights For Drought Mitigation
The state of Montana declined to use water rights for instream flow on the Smith and Shields rivers earlier this month. This comes following a July 7 letter from Governor Greg Gianforte directing Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks against making calls for the two water rights, citing limited benefits of accessing additional water in the rivers ...
Governor Gianforte Secures Additional Firefighting Resources From Other States
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 share resourc...
Governor Gianforte Deploys National Guard
Governor Greg Gianforte mobilizing the Montana National Guard Thursday for wildfire response. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has the details. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-23_537.mp3