SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 23 attorneys general on a letter to Congress to share their states' experiences and perspectives on the implementation of the Waters of the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court's monumental opinion in Sackett v. EPA. The letter precedes a hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on "Water  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Thanks to the Biden-Harris American Rescue Plan, twenty states are now providing these critical services to individuals experiencing mental health or substance use disorders The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), approved New Hampshire's Medicaid State Plan Amendment for community-based mobile crisis interv  more

KALISPELL, Montana, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today held a ceremony in Kalispell to remember the lives lost in the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and to honor three veterans with his Montana Governor's Veteran Commendation. "Our nation was forever changed 23 years ago by the tragic events that unfolded in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania," Gov. Gianforte said. "Today  more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today issued the following statement in response to an announcement from Stillwater Mining Company that it will lay off miners: "Today's decision by Stillwater Mining is a significant blow to hardworking Montana miners, their families, and our communities. The State of Montana will bring to bear every available resource to help these workers and their fa  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on Sept. 12, 2024: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of three separate drug distribution cases in Northern Idaho today. "The case results announced today reflect stellar work by our prosecutors and staff," said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. "Together with our law enforcement partners, our office is rising to meet the challenge that drug trafficking poses to communi  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin after the drugs were found in his car was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Sheldon Patrick Tracy, 55, pleaded guilty in February to possession with intent to distr  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: A Livingston man who admitted to traveling to Washington to get fentanyl pills for distribution in the Park County community and violating release conditions was sentenced today to a total of six years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, David Scott Retzer, 4  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Today, the 's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two new resources to help schools comply with the 2024 amendments to Title IX Regulations, which went into effect Aug. 1, 2024. The resources explain how the 2024 Title IX Regulations clarify and update longstanding obligations related to Title IX coordinator duties, as well as prohibitions on sex discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in eight Montana counties and neighboring counties in Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administr  more