NEW YORK, May 29 -- The Associated Press issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: The Associated Press today announced five new content sharing agreements with U.S. nonprofit news outlets: CalMatters, Honolulu Civil Beat, Montana Free Press, Nebraska Journalism Trust and South Dakota News Watch. The collaborations are part of an effort to expand the reach of local news ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and increasing access to AP's nonpartisan journalism, especially in com  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: This week, Ryan Zinke voted in favor of new nationwide restrictions on abortion and healthcare access for veterans and other VA beneficiaries. During the markup of the Military, Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriation bill, Zinke joined his party to restrict VA hospitals from providing essential reproductive care and counseling for those who bravely served our nation. After mislea  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: SURVEY SAYS...VOTERS DON'T LIKE GOP BLOCKING BORDER BILL -> The DSCC released new polling ahead of this week's border security vote that found an overwhelming majority (80%) of Senate battleground voters from Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin support a bipartisan proposal in Congress to secure the border. In particular, opposing a bill backed   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, May 29 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: A pair of Idaho State University employees took the lead in planning a gathering of nearly 300 of their counterparts. Recently, Mia Benkenstein, animal facilities manager, and Rhonda Buchanan, laboratory animal technician, helped to organize the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) District 8 meeting. Held over three days in Seattle, the annual event brought together animal research and care pr  more

BIGFORK, Montana, May 30 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Continuing his 56 County Tour, Governor Greg Gianforte today visited Lake County to hear from cherry growers in the Flathead Valley. "Whether it's beef, grain, pulse crops, or specialty fruits like the cherries here in the Flathead, our Montana producers and growers work hard to harvest and showcase our high-quality products," Gov. Gianforte said. "We'll continue to support them as th  more

HELENA, Montana, May 23 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: In letter to The Boeing Company, Governor Greg Gianforte this week welcomed investment to Montana's universities from the company after Portland State University announced its decision to cut ties with Boeing over its support for Israel. Last month, Portland State University announced it would no longer accept the weapons manufacturers' philanthropic gifts after calls from antisemitic and pro-Hamas st  more

COLSTRIP, Montana, May 30 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Joining representatives from Montana's energy industry, Governor Greg Gianforte and U.S. Senator Steve Daines, R-Montana, held a roundtable at the Rosebud Mine in Colstrip today, calling on Joe Biden to end his war on American-made energy. "Joe Biden has made it clear that he'd rather appease the demands of far-left activists than address the affordability crisis he's created," Gov.   more

KALISPELL, Montana, June 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte this week continued his fourth annual 56 County Tour as governor, visiting Flathead and Powell counties to highlight the importance of active forest management to reduce wildfire risk and fuel the state's timber industry. "When a forest is managed properly, we have less severe wildfires, more recreational opportunities, more wildlife habitat, and more jobs," Gov. Gianforte s  more

HELENA, Montana, May 29 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: New reporting from the Helena Independent Record reveals the cracks in Tim Sheehy's coalition as Republicans remain skeptical of his candidacy. Just two weeks before Montana's primary, "many Republicans interviewed by the Montana State News Bureau still have a bad taste in their mouth about how Sheehy became the anointed candidate and are unsure if they will end up voting for him" after Sheehy's candidac  more

HELENA, Montana, May 29 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a new op-ed published statewide over the weekend, candidate for governor Ryan Busse called out Governor Greg Gianforte for saddling hardworking Montanans with a record-high property tax bill while giving himself a tax break. Busse, a former firearms executive, outlines how Gianforte and the Republican supermajority in the Montana Legislature had the opportunity to avoid the current crisis, but decided  more

HELENA, Montana, May 30 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Tim Sheehy's repeated lies and inconsistencies about who he is are catching up to him, and Montanans deserve the truth. A new Daily Montanan column called Sheehy out for his pattern of falsehoods surrounding his upbringing and life story. From lying about his "rural" upbringing to his inconsistent accounts about the day records show he shot himself in the arm in Glacier National Park, Sheehy "seems to be  more

HELENA, Montana, May 29 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Montanans across the state are reading about how Tim Sheehy "allegedly forc[ed] two former employees to sell off stock that was part of their compensation package before the company sold a subsidiary for hundreds of millions of dollars," resulting in a lawsuit against him and his brother. Reporting from Daily Montanan highlights how the plaintiffs claim the Sheehy brothers "improperly forced them to sell  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Hours after President Trump was found guilty in New York's Soviet show trial, Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown are still silent--even as their party leaders and radical base celebrate the sham verdict. Tester and Brown are running in states President Trump won handily in 2020, carrying Montana by 16 points in 2020 and Ohio by eight points. Will they rescind their endorsements of Joe Biden as he a  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Jon Tester voted to impeach President Trump twice. He even said people should punch President Trump in the face. Now, Two-Faced Tester is running for re-election and refused to tell the Montana Free Press whether he thought the sham trial against President Trump was "fair." "Two-Faced Tester voted to impeach President Trump twice and encouraged physical violence against Trump.  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 29 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Portland General Electric today signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Grid United and ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) in the development of the North Plains Connector, an approximately 415-mile high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission line to be constructed with endpoints near Bismarck, North Dakota and Colstrip, Montana. The parties will now wor  more