BILLINGS, Montana, July 6 (TNSper) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: Montana State University Billings Professors Emeritae of English Deborah Schaffer, Ph.D., and Rachel Schaffer, Ph.D., have retired from the Department of English, Philosophy, and Modern Languages after 40 years of instruction each. Originally from the East Coast, the twin sisters did not think they would end up working together when they were applying for jobs in 1983. How they came to Billings i  more

HELENA, Montana, July 8 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release and letter: In the wake of conversations with U.S. Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau on low water levels in Flathead Lake, Governor Greg Gianforte this week requested analysis from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on potential water releases from the Hungry Horse Reservoir. "As you are aware, water levels in Montana's Flathead Lake are dropping quickly and are expected to contin  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 4 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: On June 30, 2023, the Delaware legislature passed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (HB 154). Subject to the procedural formalities in the legislature, the bill will move to Delaware Governor John Carney for consideration. Assuming the bill becomes law, Delaware will become the twelfth state - and seventh this year - to pass a consumer data privacy law. The other states that have passed bills   more

HELENA, Montana, July 7 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 6, 2023, and a letter: Members of the Democratic Senate Caucus called on Governor Greg Gianforte to convene a one-day Special Session to adopt revenue-neutral state property tax rates in order to prevent ongoing and unaddressed tax increases from harming Montana homeowners, in a letter sent to the Governor's office today. The Republican-controlled Legislature and the Governor were warned by the De  more

HELENA, Montana, July 6 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, Bloomberg reported that Mitch McConnell's recruit Tim Sheehy is facing questions over a potential conflict of interest as he campaigns for a position that would oversee the millions of dollars his company gets from federal government contracts. Read more coverage from over the weekend: POLITICO Playbook PM: GO BIG SKY OR GO HOME -- TIM SHEEHY, a Republican who is running to unseat Montana Dem  more

HELENA, Montana, July 6 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: New reporting from POLITICO highlights how Senator Jon Tester's package of veterans bills was "unexpectedly blocked by Republicans" - with lawmakers and veterans advocates suggesting GOP leadership blocked these important bills because they put their political agenda over veterans. Vietnam veteran and Montana resident Mike Lawson told POLITICO: "I get tired of political games people play at the expense o  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 7 (TNSawa) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A Montana State University plant scientist was recognized last month for excellence in teaching by administrators from land-grant universities across the West. Jennifer Lachowiec received the New Teacher Award of Excellence from the Western Academic Program Section, or W-APS, at the Joint Western Directors summer meeting in Richland, Washington, on June 22. The western region includes Alaska, Arizo  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 6 (TNSfund) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: As part of a federal effort to build resilient supply chains, the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center at Montana State University has been awarded $400,000 to offer increased services and resources to manufacturers in the state. The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 authorized $20 million that's being distributed through the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension P  more

HELENA, Montana, July 6 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Today, the Montana Democratic Party announced the formation of a new Democratic Central Committee in Stillwater County, MT. The new Central Committee represent the second newly-established Democratic Central Committee this year, demonstrating the Democratic Party's reach in Montana's rural areas and grassroots energy ahead of the 2024 election cycle. Stillwater County Democratic Central C  more

MISSOULA, Montana, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: New research from the University of Montana and its partners suggests artificial intelligence can match the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard test for creativity. The study was directed by Dr. Erik Guzik, an assistant clinical professor in UM's College of Business. He and his partners used the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, a well-known tool used for decades to assess human creativity.  more