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State Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday May 26, 2024 ( 14 items )  

American Indian College Fund Develops Transfer Data Guidebook for TCUs
DENVER, Colorado, May 24 (TNSres) -- The American Indian College Fund issued the following news release: The American Indian College Fund (College Fund) has published a "Transfer Data Guidebook for Tribal Colleges and Universities." The guidebook is the culmination of three years of research conducted under a $625,000 grant from the Educational Credit Management Corporation, which examined the transfer landscape of the seven Montana tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to improve student ach  more

Democratic Governors Association: Greg Gianforte's Extremely Taxing Week
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Two new stories this week show how Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is continuing to face political blowback for his failure to address the state's skyrocketing property tax crisis. First, a report from the Washington Post highlights how the Montana Department of Revenue warned that "skyrocketing home values would bring a major rise in residential property taxes." However, because Gov. Gianforte did not work with   more

DSCC: New Polling - GOP Opposition to Border Security Bill Deeply Unpopular With Senate Battleground Voters
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is releasing new polling of Senate battleground voters in 9 states that finds overwhelming support for the border security legislation being voted on today, and that voters are less likely to support a Senate candidate who opposes the border security bill. Key findings from the poll conducted by Public Policy Polling (P  more

FICO Platform Wins Data Breakthrough's 'Business Intelligence Platform of the Year' Award
BOZEMAN, Montana, May 24 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news on May 23, 2024: Global analytics software leader, FICO today announced it has been named winner of the "Business Intelligence Platform of the Year" in the Data Breakthrough Awards. Data Breakthrough is an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and solutions in the global data technology market. FICO(R) Platform enables businesses to enhance decision  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte Highlights Value of Made in Montana Products
MILES CITY, Montana, May 22 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing his 56 County Tour last week, Governor Greg Gianforte highlighted the contributions of value-added agriculture to Montana's economy at the Tongue River Winery in Miles City. "Across the state, Montana producers are finding innovative ways to add value to our world-class commodities and to our economy," Gov. Gianforte said. "We'll continue to invest in the ag industry and in operations a  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte in Joint Statement to Biden: Do Not Give More Power to the World Health Organization
HELENA, Montana, May 23 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Joining 23 governors, Governor Greg Gianforte today opposed two proposals that would grant the World Health Organization (WHO) unprecedented and unconstitutional authority that threaten to undermine the sovereignty of the United States. In a letter to President Biden, the governors highlight the proposals that significantly alter the amendments to the WHO's existing International Healt  more

Montana Democratic Party: Breaking - Sheehy 'Tells Different Story of Navy Discharge Than His Book Does'
HELENA, Montana, May 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Breaking reporting from The Daily Beast reveals yet another inconsistency Tim Sheehy has told about his life story: the circumstances under which he left the military. On the campaign trail, Sheehy has repeatedly said he was medically discharged due to his injuries, saying the Navy told him "you're out of here." But in his book, Sheehy's account is different. He describes choosing to leave of his own ac  more

Montana Democratic Party: Montanans Call Out Shady Sheehy
HELENA, Montana, May 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Montanans don't trust Shady Sheehy. In new letters to the editor, Montanans across the state are raising their concerns about whether they can "trust [Sheehy's] judgment" amid Sheehy's mounting list of lies, pointing out that "Sheehy's exaggeration, deception and misinformation go on and on." * Belgrade News: 'Go back home' to Minnesota * Flathead Beacon: Rainmaker * Bitterroot Star: A Shady Campaign   more

Montana Democratic Party: New - 'Tim Sheehy Hit With Lawsuit for Allegedly Defrauding Former Employees of Millions'
HELENA, Montana, May 24 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, The Montana Independent reported that Tim Sheehy and his brother may have "defrauded two former employees out of a share of their company that is worth millions, according to a lawsuit filed in Gallatin County District Court." Two former Sheehy employees filed the lawsuit in early April, which alleges that the Sheehys "forced" them "to accept a buyout for their shares in the holdin  more

Montana Democratic Party: New Column Slams Gianforte for Montana's Healthcare Crisis
HELENA, Montana, May 21 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a new column, Montana Democratic Party Executive Director Sheila Hogan highlights the ripple effects of Governor Greg Gianforte's healthcare crisis and his disastrous handling of the state's Medicaid redetermination process. After a loss of more than $3 million in Medicaid revenue for this fiscal year, RiverStone Health, the state's largest community health provider, was forced to lay off 9% of their   more

Montana Democratic Party: Out-of-Stater-Navigator: Montanans Can't Trust Tim Sheehy
HELENA, Montana, May 25 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Tim Sheehy's pattern of lying shows no signs of stopping, and the only thing that's clear is that Montanans can't trust him. "TIM SHEEHY HIT WITH LAWSUIT FOR ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDING FORMER EMPLOYEES OF MILLIONS" The Montana Independent reported that Tim Sheehy and his brother may have "defrauded two former employees out of a share of their company that is worth millions, according to a lawsuit filed in Gal  more

Montana Democratic Party: Zinke Among Most Corrupt Candidates Running in 2024
HELENA, Montana, May 24 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, Representative Ryan Zinke was named one of the most corrupt politicians running for reelection by the grassroots campaign finance reform organization End Citizens United. Zinke was inducted into Washington's most corrupt after years of putting corporate special-interest groups and mega-donors ahead of hardworking Montanans. His tenure as Interior Secretary was plagued with allegations of corru  more

Paramount Residential Mortgage Group Is Latest Adopter of FICO Score 10 T
BOZEMAN, Montana, May 21 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: FICO, a leading analytics software firm, has announced that Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. (PRMG), a modern multi-channel mortgage lender, has adopted FICO(R) Score 10 T, the company's newest, most innovative and most predictive scoring model. With a growing non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) and non-conforming channel, PRMG will be bringing the benefits of FICO(R) Score 10 T to its investors.   more

Westmont College: Recent Grads to Serve in Army
SANTA BARBARA, California, May 25 -- Westmont College issued the following news: By Scott Craig Two recent Westmont graduates, who served with UC Santa Barbara's ROTC Program while students, have been commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. Jacob Bailey '24 of Whitefish, Montana, and Jared Noh '24 of Glendale will continue their service in the Army after the summer. Bailey, who earned a bachelor's degree in engineering, will join flight school in Alabama for the next two years wi  more