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Daines Fights For Continued Air Service In Montana

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

Calls on Biden administration to review SkyWest’s Airlines’ request to operate certain flights in rural Montana, including Butte

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Governor Gianforte Launches Third Annual 56 County Tour

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

Governor Greg Gianforte today launched his third annual 56 County Tour as governor, meeting with Montanans in Mineral, Sanders, and Lincoln counties.

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At Hearing, Tester Seeks Answers From Administration Officials On Improving Veterans’ Access To Long-term Care & Addressing Nursing Home Staffing Shortages

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

Va Confirms They’re “on Pace” To Expand The Veteran Directed Care Program To All Va Medical Centers; Tester Highlights Low Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Negatively Impacting Veterans In Rural Montana

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Daines Slams Biden Administration For Anti-energy Regulations Devastating American Economy

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

Recent rules will rob the Navajo Nation of hundreds of millions of dollars, force Colstrip to shutdown

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Daines Calls For Passage Of Bipartisan 9th Circuit Cottonwood Fix, Highlights Efforts To Support Wildland Firefighters At Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

U.S. Senator Steve Daines today called attention to the serious threat of wildfires as smoke covers East Coast skies and highlighted the importance of passing his full and permanent fix for the 9th Circuit Cottonwood decision.

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Governor Gianforte Hosts U.S. Forest Service Chief in Montana

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

Governor Greg Gianforte on June 6 hosted U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore in Montana to tour federally owned and managed forests and emphasize the need for active forest management.

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Tester’s Bipartisan Bill To Investigate Atrocities Committed By Indian Boarding Schools Clears Key Senate Hurdle

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

Senator’s Bill Would Create A Truth And Healing Commission To Hear Public Testimony, Promote Awareness, And Produce A Comprehensive Report Of Indian Boarding School Policies

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Tester Presses Biden Administration To Return Northern Ports Of Entry To Pre-pandemic Hours

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

Bipartisan Letter Presses Customs And Border Protection (Cbp) To Return Northern Border Hours To Pre-pandemic Hours Or, At Minimum, Match Canadian Ports

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Daines, Zinke, Rosendale Demand Answers To Biden Administration’s Flagrant Disregard Of Oil, Gas Land Leasing Laws

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

Send Letter to Interior Secretary Haaland and BLM Director Stone-Manning requesting oversight

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Governor Gianforte Expands Work-Based Learning for Montana Students

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 12, 2023

overnor Greg Gianforte recently expanded work-based learning opportunities for Montana students, signing three bills into law to support schools in offering internships, apprenticeships, and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

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Tester Nominee, Former Dawson County Sheriff Craig Anderson, Confirmed As Montana U.S. Marshal

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 11, 2023

U.S Senator Jon Tester’s nominee to be United States Marshal for the District of Montana, former Dawson County Sheriff Craig Anderson, was confirmed today in the Senate by unanimous consent.

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Tester Statement On Butte Visit From Forest Service Chief

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 10, 2023

Following a visit from U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore to the Basin Creek landscape near Butte, U.S. Senator Jon Tester issued the following statement

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Governor Gianforte Welcomes $80 Million Dvele Manufacturing Plant to Butte

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 10, 2023

Investment projected to create nearly 500 good-paying jobs

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Tester, Moran Lead Bipartisan Resolution To Honor Nation’s Service Dogs

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 9, 2023

Bipartisan Resolution To Designate September 20th As National Service Dog Day

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Daines, Ambassador Mcfaul Urge Biden Administration To Prioritize Bringing Marc Fogel Home, Designate Him As ‘wrongfully Detained’

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 9, 2023

U.S. Senator Steve Daines and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on the State Department to deem Marc Fogel as wrongfully detained and prioritize securing his release from Russia.

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Tester Leads Bipartisan Push To Recruit And Retain Wildland Firefighters

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 9, 2023

Senator And Colleagues Push For Long Term Solutions: Better Pay, Support, And Time To Recover

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First Lady, Dolly Parton Announce Statewide Expansion of Imagination Library

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 9, 2023

Partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will provide free books to Montana children from birth to age five in every Montana zip code

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After Tester’s Push, Montanans Will Finally Have More Accurate High-speed Internet Connectivity Maps

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 8, 2023

New Interactive Maps Will Allow Montanans To Search For Their Home Coverage And Lodge An Agency Complaint If It Is Inaccurate

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As Skies Fill With Smoke From Canadian Wildfires, Daines Calls For Full Reversal Of Disastrous 9th Circuit Cottonwood Decision

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 8, 2023

“If you woke up in D.C. today you may have heard the sound of birds coughing”

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Tester’s Bipartisan Letter Urges Administration To Reject Rule That Would Weaken American Supply Chains

By Big Sky Times Report | Jun 8, 2023

Senators Tell Biden Administration Not To Implement Overly Burdensome Rule For Manufacturers And Utilities