On Aug. 10, Gov. Greg Gianforte named Sarah Swanson as the new commissioner to helm the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Swanson was previously Director of Strategic Engagement for DLI, where she was responsible for connecting education and workforce needs.
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is taking measures to tackle hazardous PCBs at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, after the Missile Community Cancer Study reveals rising health concerns, according to an Aug. 7 press release. Other bases, including Minot AFB in North Dakota, also show troubling signs.
As flooding in the Yellowstone area has impacted resident access to safe drinking water, Natural Grocers in Billings, Montana, is offering to supply free filtered water through June 30.
Sen. Steve Daines is bringing the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Dan Brouillette to Colstrip to discuss the importance of Montana energy jobs directly with Montana residents, according to a press release on Daines' website.
U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte won the Republican gubernatorial primary on June 2 and is now set to face off against Democratic winner Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney in what many anticipate will be a heated race for the governor's office of Montana.