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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday August 04, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Bill Championed by ATA to Modernize Security Screening Process Moves Forward
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 31 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation would eliminate waste and inefficiencies in credentialing system costing frontline transportation workers Today, the American Trucking Associations applauded the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act taking a key step forward in the Senate. The legislation, authored by Senators Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Jon Tester (D-Montana),  more

MHA Releases 2024 State of Mental Health in America Report
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 30 (TNSres) -- Mental Health America issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine rank highest; Nevada, Arizona, and Montana show greatest need for improvement * * * Mental Health America (MHA) today released its annual State of Mental Health in America report, which ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 15 mental health access and prevalence measures. In this new report, using 2022 data, Massac  more

USFWS Delays Decision on Grizzly Bear Protections, Casting Uncertainty on Future Conservation
HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: In disappointing news, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has filed a legal document indicating that it is delaying a decision on petitions from the governors of Montana and Wyoming seeking the removal of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for grizzly bears. Instead of reaffirming the critical protections under the ESA, the USFWS plans to issue a combined finding and a proposed rule that co  more