KULR: Analysis Shows Rehberg Contributions Unidentified
A newly released Associated Press report finds campaign donations to Congressman Denny Rehberg’s senate campaign were not identified as coming from lobbyists.
The analysis of public campaign data shows Rehberg has accepted more than $2 million in individual contributions. The AP reports nearly $20,000 of that was donated by nearly three dozen lobbyists, but were not identified as such. A Rehberg spokesman says that’s because the donors did not yet supply employer information.
read moreIndian Country Op-Ed: Standing Up Against a Threat to Indian Country
Montana’s Indian country is sacred ground for all of the Big Sky’s tribes. Tribal lands safeguard and preserve ceremonial sites from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains. Each site deserves our everlasting respect and protection.
But the U.S. House of Representatives is currently considering a bill that undermines the sanctity of these places and the sovereignty of Montana’s tribes. As Montana’s only member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, I want all Montanans to understand the consequences of this bill.
read moreWestern News: Tester supports Montana-firefighter relief
Starting next week, Montana fire departments will be able to apply for new resources to hire or retain employees without burdensome federal regulations, Senator Jon Tester announced today.
In September, Tester championed a provision making it easier for small fire departments to apply for the grants, which allow them to hire firefighters or keep them on the job.
Thanks to Tester’s provision, the Federal Emergency Management Administration will accept grant applications from Monday, Jan. 30 until Feb. 24.
read moreKULR: Veterans awarded medals decades after service
One served the country in Vietnam while another in the Persian Gulf, but both shared one thing in common: they were not recognized for their service. That changed, however, on Friday.
At Senator Jon Tester’s Billings office Friday afternoon, Mark Hamill and Paul Walborn were awarded a number of medals at a ceremony officiated by Senator Tester himself.
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