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July 8, 2021| View More
Missoulian: Sen. Tester touts $579B infrastructure proposal in Missoula visit
Missoula has $250 million in unmet infrastructure needs, according to city council member Jordan Hess.
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July 3, 2021| View More
Sidney Herald: Montana officials ask Haaland to allow grazing on CMR Wildlife Refuge
Senator Jon Tester also weighed in on the drought and grazing one day later. Tester issued a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the release of Conservation Reserve Program lands.
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July 1, 2021| View More
MTPR: Montana's Delegation Asks Biden For Drought Assistance For Farmers, Ranchers
Montana's congressional delegation is asking the Biden administration to help farmers deal with extreme drought conditions as the state heats up.
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July 1, 2021| View More
KFBB: Sen. Tester pushing for legislation to increase Montanans’ access to mortgages
Legislation to hold the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) accountable to help make sure all Montanans, especially working individuals and families, have access to mortgages is being pushed by Senator Jon Tester.
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June 30, 2021| View More
KXLF: Grand opening held for Butte's new veterans home
The $20 million facility is built on a 10-acre lot
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June 29, 2021| View More
KPVI: Sen. Jon Tester pushing for NIL reform in hopes it could further benefit Montana athletes
For years Jon Tester has been involved in congressional hearings with NCAA officials, pressing to allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.
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June 28, 2021| View More
Farm Progress: Rural veterans mental health bill heads to president
Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement programs established and funds more research on rural veteran mental health care needs.
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June 28, 2021| View More
Helena Independent Record: Tester showed real leadership
In helping negotiate a bipartisan federal infrastructure proposal, Jon Tester has once again demonstrated why Montanans keep electing him to the Senate.
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June 28, 2021| View More
Missoula Current: Missoula to receive $2.3M in payment for federal lands; $36M across Montana
Counties across western Montana and beyond will receive an estimated $36 million in funding this fiscal year to provide a number of services, from policing to road maintenance.
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June 27, 2021| View More
Billings Gazette opinion: Infrastructure compromise deserves delegation's support
The words "bipartisan," "compromise" and "Montana" - all in one story - graced the Billings Gazette's front page Friday.
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June 27, 2021| View More
Associated Press: Investigation urged into Canadian mining waste in Montana
Even with the U.S.-Canada border restricting travel for at least another month, the international exchange of mining waste leaching from British Columbia into a transboundary watershed touching Montana and Idaho has continued unmitigated, intensifying concerns to such a degree that in the span of 10 days in June a rare …
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June 25, 2021| View More
Explore Big Sky: Senator Tester Reintroduces Montana Headwaters Legacy Act
U.S. Senator Jon Tester re-introduced his Montana Headwaters Legacy Act, legislation on June 24 that will protect 377 miles of rivers in the Custer-Gallatin and Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forests-the most significant wild and scenic designation in nearly 45 years.
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June 25, 2021| View More
Associated Press: US Seeks to Bolster Firefighter Ranks as Wildfires Increase
U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting to more full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season and making the jobs more attractive by increasing pay and benefits.
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June 24, 2021| View More
Washington Post: DeJoy’s USPS slowdown plan will delay the mail. What’s it mean for your Zip code?
Las Vegas, Seattle, San Diego, Orlando and countless communities in between will see mail service slow by as much as a day under the U.S. Postal Service's strategic restructuring plan, a Washington Post analysis shows.
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June 24, 2021| View More
Missoula Current: Tester, panel of senators reach agreement on $1.2T infrastructure package
Sen. Jon Tester on Thursday said a bipartisan group of senators met with President Joe Biden earlier in the day and came to agreement after weeks of negotiation on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, one that provides funding for everything from roads and bridges to airports and broadband.
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June 24, 2021| View More
Montana Standard: Montana benefits from compromise infrastructure bill, Tester says
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, one of 10 lawmakers negotiating a compromise $973 billion infrastructure bill, said the investment will have a significant impact on Montana.
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June 24, 2021| View More
Montana Free Press: Tester takes a swing at Montana’s frontier physician shortage
Senate bill aims to help rural hospitals afford residency programs and retain new doctors.
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June 23, 2021| View More
Stars and Stripes: New bill would make extra pandemic assistance permanent for homeless veterans
A new bill in the Senate would make permanent the increased assistance given during the coronavirus pandemic to help combat the issue of veteran homelessness.
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June 23, 2021| View More
Billings Gazette: U.S. Energy dept. invests $3.3M in MSU research
The U.S. Department of Energy will invest $3.3 million into Montana State University research focused on the critical ingredients for next-generation batteries and high-tech equipment.
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June 23, 2021| View More
Missoula Current: Mountain Line lands $3.6M to continue electric-fleet expansion, charging stations
Missoula's public transit system received a boost in the form of $3.6 million this week to continue growing its fleet of electric buses.
