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After seven years, the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act has finally passed out of committee and is on its way to the Senate floor. In a rushed meeting early Thursday morning, the Senate committee on Energy and Natural Resources approved Sen....

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will award $2.15 million to organizations preventing veteran suicide in the Treasure State. These funds are available through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant program, which supports local suicide prevention...

With the deadline to pass a federal budget rapidly approaching, members of Montana’s congressional delegation are working to permanently increase pay for wildland firefighters. Cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines, the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act would...

The federal government is falling short on addressing veteran suicide and mental health issues, U.S. Senators indicated at a hearing Wednesday. Long wait times for care and high-profile failure to spot a suicide risk dominated the U.S. Senate Committee on...

The United States Postal Service in Gallatin County has yet again received the attention of Montana’s Senators, as low staffing persists, and residents continue to report issues with their mail. Last week, senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines issued letters...

It’s no secret that I don’t look like most of my colleagues in Washington, D.C. They don’t run a farm when they’re back home and you won’t find them swapping out duck foot shovels or greasing a combine. And, to...