Government News for Montana

• National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

  From the Associated Press: "The insect infestation that has killed millions of pine trees is one of the West's 'biggest natural disasters,' says U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, sponsor of a bill to give forest managers more ways to respond to the outbreak."
  
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:06am EST
  by J. Burroughs

• Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement

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  From the Helena Independent Record: "A bill written by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., passed the Senate on 98-0 vote Thursday, locking in benefits for rural veterans including those living across Montana.
  
  "The Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act will now be combined with a similar bill in the [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:23pm EST
  by J. Burroughs

• Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

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  From the New York Times: "The Obama administration distanced itself Wednesday from new standards on breast cancer screening that were recommended this week by a federally appointed task force, saying government insurance programs would continue to cover routine mammograms for women starting at age 40."
  
  The breast [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:43pm EST
  by J. Burroughs

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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  From the New York Times: "Democratic leaders in the Senate on Wednesday unveiled their proposal for overhauling the health care system, outlining legislation that they said would cover most of the uninsured while reducing the federal budget deficit."
  
  The text of the new "Patient Protection and Affordable" [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:29pm EST
  by J. Burroughs

• Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation

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  From the Washington Post: "President Obama on Thursday told what he called the largest gathering of Native American tribal leaders that 'you will not be forgotten by this White House,' pledging to work with them to address their community's chronic problems with health care, economic development, land management and'" [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:40pm EST
  by J. Burroughs

• Unemployment and Foreclosure Assistance

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  From the New York Times: "In separate actions to address Americans’ continuing economic hardship, the government moved Thursday to assist long-unemployed workers and struggling businesses, as well as home buyers and homeowners facing foreclosure."
  
  Congress passed H.R.3548, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, this [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:22pm EST
  by J. Burroughs

• Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

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  From the Missoulian: "Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., was the only Democrat on Thursday to vote against a climate change bill that Democrats rammed through a Senate committee - but said he still supports the effort to limit greenhouse gases and pass a bill."
  
  The Senate Committee on [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:04pm EST
  by J. Burroughs

• Kootenai Creek Fire Hydrology Review

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  From the Missoulian: "In mid-October, the U.S. Forest Service conducted a Burned Area Emergency Response assessment on the after-effects of the Kootenai Creek fire.
  
  "On Monday, they released a report detailing the burn's effects on watersheds."
  
  The Kootenai Creek Fire Hydrology Report is available on the'" [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:50am EST
  by J. Burroughs