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September 22, 2021| View More
KTVQ: National Farmers Union talks ag competition with Tester and Montana businesses
The National Farmers Union (NFU) met on Wednesday in a Zoom meeting for what it calls "Fairness For Farmers."
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September 20, 2021| View More
KLYQ: Montana Sen. Tester to Biden – Open The Canadian Border
The Canadian border with the US has been restricted since March of 2020 and Montana Senator Jon Tester, along with seven other northern border state senators want the border opened to vaccinated Canadians. Canada opened its border to vaccinated Americans in August, but the US is continuing its ban on …
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September 19, 2021| View More
Billings Gazette: Gazette opinion: Political centrism may not be fashionable, but it's right for Montana
Political centrism seems like a quaint, all-but-obsolete concept these days.
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September 17, 2021| View More
KHQ: Senator Tester works to ensure American beef is labeled "Product of USA"
Senator Jon Tester is looking to make U.S. produced beef more accessible for American consumers by reinstating a mandatory country of origin labeling law.
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September 14, 2021| View More
KRTV: Montana Ag Network: bill would reinstate mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling
New bipartisan legislation will soon be introduced in the U.S. Senate to re-instate mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling (COOL) for beef.
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September 14, 2021| View More
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Editorial: Montana’s congressional delegation should unite behind river protections bill
A bill before Congress would designate as wild and scenic nearly 380 miles of Montana rivers as "wild and scenic." A similar bill introduced in the last Congress was never afforded a vote. And the current measure languishes in committee with no immediate prospects for action.
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September 3, 2021| View More
Great Falls Tribune: Roads, water and the Internet: Montana Senator Jon Tester promotes U.S. infrastructure bill
Montana Sen. Jon Tester stopped in Great Falls briefly on Thursday to detail the benefits northcentral Montana will receive with passage of the $1.2 trillion Senate Infrastructure Bill now before the U.S. House of Representatives.
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September 2, 2021| View More
Yellowstone Public Radio: Over 50 Montana Counties Qualify For Drought Disaster Assistance
More Montana livestock producers are now eligible for drought disaster assistance. The U.S. Drought Monitor was updated today and conditions in some parts of Montana are intensifying.
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September 2, 2021| View More
KRTV: Civic and business leaders in Great Falls discuss the federal infrastructure bill
The soon-to-be new home of Hub International Insurance in Great Falls served as the backdrop Thursday morning as U.S. Senator Jon Tester and civic and business leaders talked about the federal infrastructure bill.
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September 1, 2021| View More
Clark Fork Valley Press: Tester secures more than $1 million for CSKT Early Head Start
U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced $1,1 million in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funding to support Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships that will expand access to child care resources for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
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August 31, 2021| View More
Missoulian: UM College of Health receives $679K to expand telehealth services for rural patients
The University of Montana College of Health will be able to expand its telehealth services through a second round of pandemic relief funds from the Federal Communications Commission.
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August 30, 2021| View More
Flathead Beacon: What Montana Gains from Congressional Infrastructure Bill
Sen. Jon Tester worked with a group of nine senators to strike a deal on $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending; House now set to debate measure
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August 27, 2021| View More
Montana Free Press: How Montana schools want to spend their COVID cash
Public school districts submitted plans this week for how they want to spend hundreds of millions in federal relief funds, providing a clearer picture of the pandemic's long-term impacts.
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August 24, 2021| View More
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Editorial: The Senate provides a breath of fresh air
Ten U.S. senators, five Republicans and five Democrats, working with the White House, have put together a once-in-generations, $1 trillion infrastructure bill with the potential to boost the national economy to a new level.
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August 24, 2021| View More
Montana Free Press: Montana’s stake in the infrastructure plan
Sen. Jon Tester worked to include billions for Montana in Congress' $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. As the House takes up the debate, here's a look at what's on the line for the state.
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August 20, 2021| View More
KBZK: Infrastructure bill could bring $21.7 million to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is no stranger to growth-and now, they could be seeing millions more in dollars thanks to the infrastructure bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate.
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August 19, 2021| View More
KTVQ: Montana man appointed to Veterans' Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation
Lawrence Rhone of Scobey has been appointed to the Veterans' Advisory Committee of Rehabilitation (VACOR) for the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).
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August 19, 2021| View More
Sidney Herald: Montana legislators get disaster fund approval
U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester and Congressman Matt Rosendale today announced that they secured a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities in northeast Montana recover from a severe windstorm that left many without power. This announcement comes after the Montana delegation sent a letter to President Biden making …
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August 18, 2021| View More
KBZK: Senator Tester visits Bozeman after 'once-in-a-generation' infrastructure bill passes US Senate
Last week, an infrastructure package being hailed as a "once-in-a-generation" bill that would bring trillions of dollars to aging systems across the country passed the U.S. Senate, and Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) was on the bipartisan team that created it.
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August 18, 2021| View More
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Tester, Bozeman officials laud $1 trillion infrastructure bill
Bozeman city officials are hoping the "once in a generation" infrastructure spending bill will fund a wide range of projects and ease pressures the city's growth has put on its infrastructure.
