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State Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday October 27, 2024 ( 14 items )  

Billings Clinic-Logan Health Expanding Oracle Health EHR to All 30 of Its Hospitals
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 24 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Expanded deployment increases patient access to integrated care, delivers operational efficiencies, and helps improve care quality AI-powered Oracle Clinical Digital Assistant can help reduce administrative tasks, give physicians time back for their patients and themselves * * * Billings Clinic-Logan Health, a Montana-based, independent healthcare system, ha  more

FSU Expert Available to Discuss Latest E. Coli Outbreak
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 25 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Stephen Stone On Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an outbreak of Escherichia coli (E. coli) linked to McDonald's quarter pounders. According to the Associated Press, 49 cases between Sept. 27 through Oct. 11 were reported in the states of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Known widely as E. coli, the bacteri  more

Gov. Gianforte Highlights Manufacturing, Apprenticeships in East Helena
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Concludes fourth annual 56 County Tour as governor in Lewis & Clark County * * * EAST HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today concluded his fourth annual 56 County Tour as governor in Lewis & Clark County highlighting Montana manufacturing at the American Chemet headquarters in East Helena. "It was great to cap off my fourth annual 56 County Tour with a visit to Americ  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte Celebrates $700 Million Investment in Affordable, Reliable Energy
COLSTRIP, Montana, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Welcomes first project to connect Montana's east and west power grids * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today joined community leaders in Colstrip to celebrate a $700 million investment in bolstering affordable, reliable energy in Montana through the North Plains Connector Interregional Innovation project. The project includes the development of the first high voltage transmis  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte Honors Final Recipients of 2023 Veteran Commendation Award
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today at the State Capitol recognized seven veterans with his 2023 Montana Governor's Veteran Commendation to honor them for their service to the nation and their communities. "Honoring our veterans is not just an act of gratitude, but a recognition of their sacrifices for the freedoms we enjoy," Gov. Gianforte said. "Today, we honored seven veterans for their  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte Recognizes Weyerhaeuser Raw Materials During Montana Forest Products Week
COLUMBIA FALLS, Montana, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Presents annual Forest Products Award * * * Governor Gianforte this week presented his annual Forest Products Award to the Weyerhaeuser Raw Materials Team at their Flathead Valley facility during Montana Forest Products Week in recognition of their steadfast commitment to active forest management and the production of Montana wood products. "While the forest product  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte, Rep. Sprunger Highlight $100 Million Infrastructure Investment
KALISPELL, Montana, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Visit Kalispell road project funded by SAFER Act * * * Governor Greg Gianforte and Rep. Courtenay Sprunger, R-Kalispell, today visited a Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) road project to highlight the governor's historic $100 million investment in roads and bridges through the Securing Access to Federal Expenditures to Repair (SAFER) Montana Roads and Bridges Act.  more

Mont. Gov. Gianforte: Montana's Unemployment Rate Remains at Historic Lows
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Continues record stretch of 39 consecutive months of state's unemployment rate at or below 3.4% * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana's unemployment was 3.3% in September, continuing a record stretch of low unemployment. Montana's unemployment rate remained below the national rate of 4.1%. "Thanks to our pro-business, pro-jobs policies, Montana's une  more

Montana Democratic Party: "Montana Senate Candidate Says He Was 'Medically Discharged' From the Navy. Records Say Otherwise."
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 25 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Military records state that "Sheehy voluntarily resigned his commission and [do] not list any medical condition that forced him out of uniform" - contrary to what he claimed on the campaign trail * * * Breaking new reporting from the NBC News adds to the growing list of lies Tim Sheehy has told about his military record. On the campaign trail, Sheehy claimed he was "medically discharged" from th  more

Montana Democratic Party: Fox News Sunday Torches Tim Sheehy For Lying About His Military Record As Bad Press Piles Up
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 22 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Fox News Sunday: "Tim Sheehy now in multiple accounts has lied about whether he was shot in combat" * * * Helena, MT - Tim Sheehy was torched on Fox News Sunday for his lies about his military record, after breaking reporting from the New York Times, Washington Post, and Associated Press raised new questions about a gunshot wound that Sheehy claims was from combat but federal records show was s  more

Montana Democratic Party: Montanans Sue Over Gianforte's 'Disparate, Inequitable and Unjust' Property Tax Crisis
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 24 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Daily Montanan reports this week that Montana residents are suing the Gianforte administration for allowing property taxes to skyrocket for working Montanans and their families while millionaires and wealthy corporations enjoy tax breaks. According to the Daily Montanan, the lawsuit points to the fact that the Gianforte administration violated the Montana Constitution by allowing property taxes to i  more

Montana Democratic Party: NBC News - Tim Sheehy's Firm Promised Jobs and More to a Montana County. It's Still Waiting.
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 23 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * NBC News reveals that Tim Sheehy's company failed to deliver on key promises, like job creation and airplane hangars, after receiving a $160 million bond from Gallatin County * * * New investigative reporting from NBC News showed that Tim Sheehy's company failed to deliver on key promises, like job creation and constructing new airplane hangars, after securing a $160 million bond from Gallatin C  more

Montana Democratic Party: Tim Sheehy's Pattern of Lying About His Military Record on TVs Across Montana
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 26 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * NBC News: Montana Senate candidate says he was 'medically discharged' from the Navy. Records say otherwise. NBC Montana: "Sheehy's campaign declined my request for an interview but did provide a statement. The statement does not answer my question about why the emergency room records have not been released" * * * As Montanans continue to cast their ballots, they are learning more and more about  more

Montana Named Best State in Nation for Outdoor Recreation
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Gov. Gianforte praises increasing public access to public lands * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana was ranked as the top state in the nation for outdoor enthusiasts. "Montana is best known around the world for our beautiful vistas and wide-open spaces," Gov. Gianforte said. "This report confirms what Montanans already know: our outdoor recreational opportu  more