U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont, noted that some items that Montanans expressed concerns about were not included in President Biden’s Build Back Better Act that gained additional support last week. During a conference call with state media members, Tester said his priority was that the bill addressed child care, senior care, housing and veterans. The bill did not include a new requirement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Omaha District) will be conducting tests at the Fort Peck Dam in spring and early summer of 2023 in an effort to learn whether endangered pallid sturgeon can successfully spawn in the wild. The Fort Peck Tribes, U.S. Senator Steve Daines, agricultural interests and area residents oppose the plan. There are approximately 160 pumps near the dam, providing irrigation

Five Montana Indian tribes and two state agencies have been awarded Department of Justice grants totaling $6,631,190 to support services to victims. The funding is from the Office of Victims of Crime. Individual tribes or organizations receiving funds for Fiscal Year 2021 from the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant Program: Victim Services Projects include: •Fort Peck Assiniboine