MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 12 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief in the consolidated lawsuits brought by TikTok and five TikTok creators challenging the constitutionality of SB 419  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 5 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following agency statement: The Alliance for the Wild Rockies is thrilled to announce the U.S. District Court granted our request for a Preliminary Injunction to immediately stop the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's construction of a permanent water pipeline in the Red Rock Lakes Wilderness in southwestern Montana. Our fellow plaintiffs were Wilderness Watch, Gallatin Wildlife Association and Yellowstone to Uintas Connectio  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 8 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following news release: For decades the Forest Service has gotten away with calling hundreds, if not thousands, of roads on national forests "closed" when they're not. As is well known and documented, illegal use of the roads continues when people drive around the fences, gates, and berms, rip out the gates and barriers, or simply cut a new access to get past the barriers. When added to the many illegal user-created, motor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Council of Chief State School Officers issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * Council of Chief State Schools Officer Chief Executive Officer Carissa Moffat Miller released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education's granting of an assessment waiver to Montana. "We applaud the U.S. Department of Education for its leadership in granting Montana a field test waiver today and fostering innovative approaches to statewide assessment. Supe  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 9 -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: On Tuesday, The Buckeye Institute led a coalition of free-market organizations in filing public comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule for new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants. The Frontier Institute in Montana, Caesar Rodney Institute i  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 12 -- WTA-Advocates for Rural Broadband issued the following news on Aug. 11, 2023: On August 9, WTA filed comments in response to the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Facilitating the Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services. In its comments, WTA sought clarity on whether the FCC and/or state and local authorities will: (a) require NG911 calls to be transported to ESInets and PSAPs over dedicated SIP lines; or (b) permit NG911 calls to be transported over dedi  more