GOLDEN, Colorado, Nov. 14 -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: Bill Zisch will lead the Mining Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines as the first-ever J. Steven Whisler Chair for the Head of Mining Engineering. Most recently a professor of practice, Zisch has more than 40 years of experience in international mining operations, serving in leadership roles overseeing operations in North America, Africa and South America. The chair was endowed as part of a historic   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A collaborative program between Montana State University and the University of Washington is helping graduate students better adapt their research for application in the real world across a wide spectrum of academic disciplines. The TL1 Translational Research Training Program, which is co-directed by MSU's Blake Wiedenheft of the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology in the College of Agricu  more

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte today proclaimed November Adoption Month in Montana to celebrate adoption and support children in finding permanent, loving homes. The governor's proclamation can be viewed here (https://gov.mt.gov/Documents/GovernorsOffice/Proclamations/View?doc=adoption_month.pdf) and below. WHEREAS, Montana's future depends on the healthy development of our children and bu  more

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte today proclaimed this week Apprenticeship Week to highlight the benefits of apprenticeships in empowering Montana workers and ensuring employers have a highly-skilled workforce. The governor's proclamation can be viewed here (https://gov.mt.gov/Documents/GovernorsOffice/Proclamations/View?doc=231113ApprenticeshipWeek.pdf) and below. WHEREAS, registered appren  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Joining adoptive parents and their children, Governor Greg Gianforte today hosted a roundtable discussion to promote adoption and highlight a new adoption tax credit for parents who open their loving homes to children. "Adoption is a precious, life-changing gift, and the high costs of adoption shouldn't be an obstacle for families to adopt a child," said Gov. Gianforte. "Through th  more

WESTMINSTER, Colorado, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and NGA Vice Chair Colorado Gov. Jared Polis collaborated for the second in a series of bipartisan events to help address toxic polarization in America - the aim of Gov. Cox's 2023-24 NGA Chair's Initiative: Disagree Better. The bipartisan event was also attended by Gov. Greg Gianforte, Montana, and Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma. "Poli  more

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 15 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Multimillionaire Tim Sheehy would be one of the top ten wealthiest lawmakers if elected, and some of that wealth comes from his deep investments in Chinese companies. Sheehy has invested between "$250,000 and $500,000 in the Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund," per the Montana Free Press. This mutual fund includes substantial investments in Alibaba, a prominent Chinese tech company. Additionally, Sheehy  more

HELENA, Montana, Nov. 17 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Transplant Tim Sheehy is under fire for his "short sighted" proposal to transfer control of public lands to states and counties - which would make it easier to sell off lands to the highest bidder. * * * Daily Inter Lake: Letter to the Editor: Keep public lands in public hands (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b48fd09acb25d&id=dfceca44ce&e=3f7eee82ca) November 16  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Montana State University's Bobcat Athletics program moved a step closer to having a new indoor practice facility this week when the Board of Regents gave approval to the project. The project is $3 million away from its $25 million fundraising goal and will be funded entirely with private dollars. "I want to thank our donors for getting us to this point. Projects like these don't   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The Western History Association has announced that a book by Belgrade author and Montana State University assistant teaching professor Michele Corriel has won the national 2023 Joan Paterson Kerr Award for the best illustrated book on the history of the American West. It's the latest in a string of honors awarded to "Montana Modernists: Shifting Perceptions of Western Art," which chronicles the li  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Microbes and bacteria and biofilms - oh my! Though most of us go about our daily business without thinking much of the invisible lifeforms that exist all around us, Montana State University assistant professor Chelsea Heveran is looking for ways to use them to meet sustainability challenges in the building industry. The journal Matter recently published a paper by Heveran, who teaches in the Depar  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A multi-disciplinary team of Montana State University experts searching for a way to use living materials to reduce the building industry's reliance on cement and concrete has been awarded a $3 million Future Research Manufacturing Research grant from the National Science Foundation. Chelsea Heveran, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the Norm Asbjorn  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University recently received a three-year grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services exceeding $250,000 for a unique project prioritizing paleontology education. The award is one of the 122 awards presented by IMLS. The project, "Discover Science! A Paleontology Education Initiative," will expand the museum's paleontology education program to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: The Washington Examiner reports Jon Tester touted "a record of someone who is a China hawk" in his new ad, "but his past statements tell a different story." In February, Tester said the Chinese spy balloon that floated over Montana's Malmstrom Air Force Base "doesn't put our national security at risk." But now, he says we should have never accepted a balloon invading our airspace. In March,   more

MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 18 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana will recognize Constitutional Convention Delegate Mae Nan Ellingson with an honorary doctorate - the highest individual award recognized by the institution. Ellingson, a two-time UM graduate, was the youngest delegate to the 1972 Constitutional Convention and one of 19 women out of 100 delegates to serve. "Over the course of history, few Montanans have accomplished as much publ  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Nov. 9 -- The Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission issued the following order (No. UE-230548) by Kathy Hunter, acting executive director and secretary: * * * In the Matter of the Petition of AVISTA CORPORATION, d/b/a AVISTA UTILITIES, Petitioner, For an Order Approving Deferral of Certain Costs Associated with Montana Riverbed Lease Agreement ORDER 01 GRANTING ACCOUNTING PETITION BACKGROUND 1 On June 30, 2023, Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilitie  more