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State Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday August 11, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Bipartisan Montana County Commissioners Tell Gianforte on Property Tax Crisis "This is not political. It's people's homes."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Yesterday, county commissioners for Missoula and Beaverhead counties published an op-ed slamming Governor Greg Gianforte for his failures to substantially address the property tax crisis his Department of Revenue warned him would happen, and then lying to Montanans about why their bills skyrocketed. Missoula County Commissioner Josh Slotnick and Beaverhead County Commissioner Mike McGinley pushed back on Gian  more

Burgum Welcomes $700M to Boost Regional Power Grid Capacity, Reliability With North Plains Connector
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum today welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement that it has awarded Montana up to $700 million to enhance power grid capacity and reliability in Montana and North Dakota. The funds from the DOE's Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program will support development of the North Plains Connector, an estimated $3.6 billion pr  more

Governor Hochul Welcomes Home New York State Firefighting Crew Deployed in July to Battle Western Wildland Fires
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * DEC Firefighters Assisted Efforts to Contain Wildfires in Montana and Oregon * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the safe return of 21 wildland firefighters led by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers after two-week assignments in Montana and Oregon. A 20-person crew assisted with firefighting efforts at the Grouse Fire in Montana. An   more

Montana Court Declares Bill 'To Provide a Common Definition for the Word Sex' Unconstitutional
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 6 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: On June 25, a Montana state district court declared Senate Bill 458 unconstitutional because the title violates the "clearly expressed" requirements of Article V of the 1972 Montana Constitution. The decision affirms the state's constitutional commitment to a transparent legislative process for its citizens and legislators and provides immediate relief to Montana citizens who would be significantly impacted by   more

Zhang awarded $1.1M NSF grant for AI-driven energy system transition against climate change
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 5 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Ying Zhang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University, has received a $1.1 million subaward from a $6 million National Science Foundation grant for the project "Accelerating Community-Centric Energy Transformation through Artificial Intelligence-Driven Digital Twinning for Climate-Aware Resilience." Zha  more