Governor Greg Gianforte has announced the rollout of monoclonal antibody treatments at St. James Healthcare in Butte. Thursday, Acting State Medical Officer Maggie Cook-Shimanek explained what exactly these treatments will provide for Montanans. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-22_1137.mp3
Montana Asia Trade Office Reopens In Taiwan
This afternoon, Governor Greg Gianforte announced the official opening of the Montana Asia Trade Office in Taipei. First opened in 1988, the newly reopened Trade Office will focus on generating new business opportunities for Montana and expanding sales and investments across the wheat, pulse crops, machinery, education, optics, coal, and pharm...
Governor Gianforte Announces Increased Conservation Efforts For Flathead Forest
Governor Greg Gianforte has announced that fuels reduction and forest stand improvement work is underway on Flathead National Forest Lands to address Montana’s forest health crisis. It’s happening through a Good Neighbor Authority partnership with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The project will work to reduce hea...
Montana Anticipating Increased Visitation Following Border Re-Opening
Canada is a significant trading partner for Montana especially in regards to Montana’s almost $4 billion tourism industry. November 8th is the day announced by the Biden administration for reopening of the Canadian border for leisure travel for people who are vaccinated. It has been closed to all but essential travel since March 2020. While t...
Governor Gianforte Comments On Record High COVID-19 Hospitalizations
More Montanans were hospitalized for COVID-19 Wednesday than at any point previously. Governor Greg Gianforte has the statistics. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-15_737.mp3
Governor Gianforte Comments On Montana’s Unemployment Rate
A snapshot now of Montana’s unemployment situation from Governor Greg Gianforte. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-14_832.mp3
Senator Tester & Democratic Party Sue Secretary of State
The Montana Democratic Party, Montanans for Tester and registered Montana voter Macee Patritti filed a lawsuit in federal court against Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and Commissioner of Political Practices Jeff Mangan, challenging one of Montana’s newly-enacted laws, Senate Bill 319. The suit argues that, by specifically singling...
Sydney Law Firm Latest To Challenge Vaccination Discrimination Bill
House Bill 702 passed by lawmakers and signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte in May was aimed at preventing workplaces and customers from discrimination based on their vaccination status. Netzer Law Firm in Sydney is challenging it arguing it runs counter to the state Constitution’s equal-protection clause and its guarantee of a cle...
Montana Officials Take Action Towards Illegal Drug Trafficking
The Montana Department of Justice announced Wednesday its first round of grant awards for local law enforcement to intercept illegal drugs trafficked into the state. The state is drawing $300,000 from upcoming revenues from taxes on cannabis sales to combat methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking. According to the Montana Board of Crime Contr...
Rocky Vista University Breaks Ground On New Campus In Billings
Monday afternoon, Governor Greg Gianforte spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Rocky Vista University in Billings. The new four-year medical school will be the first of its kind in Montana. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-05_637.mp3