On May 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America plan to help Montana identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of serious health impacts, including irreversible harm to brain development in children. To protect children and families, President Biden has committed

The Fort Peck Tribes Language and Culture Department is hosting a summer Dakota/Nakoda language program for youth ages 10-17. The enrollment period is officially open for classes running June 4 to July 25. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Language and Culture building in Poplar and the Wolf Point Community Center. Language lessons be offered, as well as cultural teachings

Thanks to a grant from the Governors Highway Safety Association and Ford Motor Company Fund, Native American teens in Montana will have more access to hands-on driver training. The Montana Department of Transportation and the Office of Public Instruction partnered for the grant that focuses on advancing traffic safety for teens in underserved areas. Many of the tribal youth in Montana have no

Following sustained efforts from U.S. Senator Jon Tester demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs take action to protect thousands of veterans and servicemembers using VA home loans facing foreclosure, VA announced yesterday it will launch a new program to help more than 40,000 veterans facing financial hardship and foreclosure stay in their homes. “Our veterans earned their home loan

As a direct result of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, U.S. Senator Jon Tester last week secured $15,919,854 through the Secure Rural Schools program to invest in Montana’s public schools, roads and other municipal services. Tester worked with five Republicans and four Democrats to negotiate the IIJA and was the only member of Montana’s Congressional delegation to vote

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has an historic $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 to invest in partner-driven conservation and climate solutions through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. The NRCS is accepting project proposals now through July 2. RCPP proposals should focus on climate-smart agriculture, urban agriculture and conservation projects that will help

As a part of his continued efforts to lower energy costs for Montanans and strengthen Montana’s energy production, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., recently introduced his bipartisan Supporting Energy in Rural America Act to improve the Renewable Fuel Standard Program and give Montanan’s small scale refineries a fair shake in competition with multinational oil corporations. “Montanans

As a part of his continued efforts to ensure that our men and women in uniform have the resources they need to keep Montana and our country safe, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced that airmen at Malmstrom Air Force Base will receive a Cold Weather Assignment Incentive Pay raise. Funding for the AIP-CW raise provided to Malmstrom airmen was authorized by Tester as part of his vote for

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is accepting applications from landowners who are interested in participating in the 2024 Block Management Program. Application deadline is June 1. Through the Block Management Program, landowners and FWP work together to help manage wildlife and public hunting activities on enrolled lands. Landowners and FWP enter into voluntary agreements that determine how