Montana Democrat Jon Tester was one of only 18 U.S. Senators who voted "Nay" today, January 22, on a cloture vote that will allow the federal government to reopen until February 8.
As millions of Americans await the vote of the U.S. Senate as to whether the country will face a government shutdown, Montana Senator Steve Daines spoke with reporters late Friday afternoon from his office in Washington, D.C.
This week, U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on their bipartisan bill to reverse the ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. U.S. Forest Service.
Updates from the new Liberty Fire burning near Arlee, and the Sunrise Fire near Superior. Both are near zero percent containment with massive response from state and federal agencies.
After strong pleas from Montana's Congressional delegation, FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) relented, and have granted emergency funds for the Lodgepole Complex fires.
Dr. and Montana State Senator Albert Olszewski of Whitefish was recently chosen to be Montana's project leader to improve delivery of rural healthcare at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Symposium on Rural Healthcare Challenges in Denver.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is not going to force Montana to add minor party candidates to the ballot before the special election coming up on May 25th.
State Senator and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Albert Olszewski from Kalispell is the first to declare his intention to run for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2018.