After the National Eviction Moratorium expired July 31, the Biden administration implemented another one August 3rd for counties with high rates of COVID transmission which covers 90% of Montana counties. Montana has been allocated a total of $352.4 million in federal funds to help with emergency rental assistance and utility payments. People ...
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...
Northern Border To Remain Closed To Canadians Until August 21
The Biden Administration announced today it will be extending travel restrictions for only essential travel to the Canadian border until August 21. This comes two days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement that Canada will allowing vaccinated Americans starting August 9. Montana’s Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines rele...
Attorney General Knudsen Addresses Recent Hike In Drug Use Across Montana
State officials are reporting that fentanyl related deaths, meth-use and drug related crimes are all on the rise in Montana. Attorney General Austin Knudsen recently discussed on Voices of Montana the cause of these trends. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-01_737.mp3
Senator Tester On Compromising For Infrastructure Package
President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he will sign the current infrastructure proposal even without the spending plan he originally said must be included which featured many Democratic priorities. Jon Tester, one of the ten senator’s behind the initial proposal, was on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday where he discussed what may still need to be...
Senator Daines Comments On Recent Louisiana Judge Moratorium
A recent Louisiana judge ruling blocked the Biden administration’s moratorium on gas and oil leasing. Montana Senator Steve Daines recently commented on this ruling and the administration’s moratorium. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-28_637.mp3
Senator Tester Helps Negotiate Biden Infrastructure Plan
President Joe Biden today announced a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion framework for a nationwide infrastructure plan. It is the result of a negotiation held with five democratic and five republican senators that hopes to lead to future agreements on infrastructure spending. The new agreement will include $559 billion in new funding for ...
Governor Gianforte Considering To Send Assistance To Southern Border
Vice President Kamala Harris who was tasked by President Joe Biden to lead diplomatic efforts to stem the flow of migrants arriving on the southern border will visit El Paso Texas on Friday. Governors from Texas and Arizona are requesting additional law enforcement resources from other states to assist in managing the border and Montana is con...
Congressman Rosendale Votes In Opposition To New Federal Holiday
Montana’s lone Congressman Matt Rosendale was one of only six members of the United States House of Representatives who voted against both the legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday and award Congressional Gold Medals to fallen U.S. Capitol Police officers killed in the line of duty. He said the legislation was intended to make Ameri...