WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of the anniversary of Medicare being signed into law, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is launching a new digital advertisement: "Memories," highlighting Senate Republicans' agenda that would end Medicare and Social Security, raising health care costs on seniors and hard working Americans. The advertising campaign includes individualized spots calling out Sens. Cruz   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 29 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of John Rood to the Florida Prepaid College Board. John Rood Rood is Chairman of The Vestcor Companies and the former United States Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. He has served on numerous boards including the Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserv  more

HELENA, Montana, July 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release and letter on July 25, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte today called on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to identify 11 counties, including several in northwest Montana, as primary natural disaster areas. The governor's statewide drought disaster declaration remains in effect. "With unusually low snowpack and hot, dry conditions in northwest Montana, it is imperative that the U.S. Department of   more

HELENA, Montana, July 26 (TNSper) -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: At the Montana Democratic Party's 2023 Rules and Officers Convention, Democratic delegates from around the state voted on the new slate of Party officers. "Montana Democrats elected an incredible and diverse group of officers from all corners of the state. This slate of officers will help lead the party into 2024," says Sheila Hogan, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party. "I am th  more

HELENA, Montana, July 27 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: According to the latest update from Governor Greg Gianforte's purge of Montana Medicaid, 13,748 children have been kicked off their health insurance. Thanks to a redetermination process riddled with burdensome red tape requirements, the latest update from the Governor's Department of Public Health and Human Services brings the total number of Montanans who have been kicked off Medicaid to 34,204. A stunn  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 25 (TNSfund) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: An Indigenous-led education and research program at Montana State University and its partner institution have been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a project to support Indigenous food sovereignty. MSU's Buffalo Nations Food System Initiative, in collaboration with Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College in New Town, North Dakota, received the grant from the USDA's Nat  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 28 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Three Montana State University exercise science students recently received hands-on research experience while simultaneously providing valuable data for the U.S. Biathlon national team. The students - graduate student Ashlyn Baird and undergraduates Tim Cobb and Riley Hagger - traveled to Lake Placid, New York, along with MSU associate professor James Becker from the MSU Department of Food Systems  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 26 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A collection of materials from the Montana-based writer Thomas McGuane will soon be available for the public to view at Montana State University's Library. The collection, which will be available for researchers and members of the community to view and use in the MSU Library's Archives and Special Collections, includes notes, drafts and manuscripts of his short fiction, novels, essays and screenpl  more

BILLINGS, Montana, July 25 (TNSres) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: By Anna Talafuse, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing Montana State University Billings professor Sarah N. Keller, Ph.D., was selected to participate as a Fellow in the U.S.-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) University Connections Initiative. This initiative, through the U.S. Department of State, is designed to build U.S. colleges and universities' capacity to engage in global p  more

MISSOULA, Montana, July 26 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana recently secured $3.6 million from the Health Resource and Service Administration to bolster the nursing workforce across Big Sky Country. The federal grant will fund a new training program implemented by three UM organizations: the Office of Health Research & Partnership, the Missoula College Nursing Program and the Center for Children, Families and Workforce Development. OHRP  more