Senator Jon Tester took to the Senate Floor Thursday to urge his Senate colleagues to bring his Meat Packing Special Investigator Act and the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act up for a vote. He argued both bills would defend farmers ranchers and consumers from rigged prices as a result of anti-competitive practices by corporate agric...
Montana Electric Co-op Association Highlights Impact Of Snake River Dam Removal
A proposal to remove dams along the lower Snake River in Idaho has been presented to the U.S. Congress to preserve the native salmon population but has been met with opposition across the Pacific Northwest. Montana Electric Cooperatives’ CEO Gary Wiens argued recently on Voices of Montana this would be counterproductive to meeting carbon-free ...
Former Gov. Racicot Endorses Independent Candidate Buchanan
This week, Independent U.S. Congressional Candidate Gary Buchanan announced on Twitter he has received the endorsement of former Montana Republican Governor Marc Racicot and his Democratic opponent in the 1992 Gubernatorial race former State House member Dorothy Bradley. Buchanan said he’s running to bridge a widening political divide which Ra...
CDC Mask Recommendations To End Next Month
The Transportation Security Administration has announced mandatory masking in transportation hubs will end April 18th based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last week, Montana Representative Matt Rosendale has joined 16 other Republican members of Congress in suing the CDC citing government overreach.
Sen. Tester Warns Of Excessive Sanctions Against Russia
Wednesday Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talked to the U.S. Congress asking for them to send more help to Ukraine for its fight against Russia including further sanctions. Senator Jon Tester agrees with the further crippling of Russia’s economy but not without some reservations.
Rep. Rosendale Joins Lawsuit Against CDC
Seventeen Republican members of Congress including Montana’s Matt Rosendale have sued the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeking an end to the federal rule requiring passengers on commercial flights and in airports to wear masks. The CDC extended the air travel mandate which was set to expire Friday last week to April 18th. Th...
Montana Sees Increase In Health Care Enrollment Following ARPA Passage
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act passed by the 117th United States Congress was signed into law March 11th 2021. 51,000 Montanans are now seeing reduced health care costs after health care coverage increased by 14% because of ARPA. This year’s open enrollment plans saw a 21% increase from 2021’s open ...
Senator Daines Comments On Biden’s First Year In Office
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.
Ten New Candidates File With Secretary of State Office
Thirteen candidate filings had been processed by the Secretary of State’s Office for Montana’s two congressional seats as of the end of business last week. In total 214 legislative filings have been processed with 170 candidates entering the race to become a Montana representative and 44 vying to become a senator. 30 legislative races ar...
Montana Officials Weigh In On Russian Invasion
Montana’s congressional delegation released statements Thursday condemning Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. Governor Greg Gianforte also released a statement in support of Ukraine and called for sanctions against Russia. Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal in 1994 after receiving guarantees from the United States, the United Kingdom and ...