Author: Reilly Lowery

A ridge east of Paradise Valley where a bomber crashed in 1962 has officially been named “B-47 Ridge” in honor of the four Air Force pilots who died there. President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan B-47 Designation Act into law on Tuesday. The bill honors Capt. Bill Faulconer, Lt. Fred Hixenbaugh, Lt. David Sutton and Lt. Lloyd Sawyers, who died in a plane crash in 1962. The crew took off from the Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on July 23, 1962, for a training mission. During the flight, their B-47 bomber crashed into a ridge on a southwestern slope

Washington – The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed a measure from Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-MT) to ensure the Sidney and Kinsey Irrigation Districts continue receiving affordable power that enables irrigation. “This critical legislation ensures many family farms in eastern Montana have access to reliable irrigation, and I look forward to President Trump signing it into law,” Gianforte said. “Agriculture is Montana’s top industry, and I’ll continue working hard to protect it.” “This is about protecting Montana ag jobs and Montana family farms,” said Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) who introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate in June 2019.

Montana’s Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) met with President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee- Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Judicial nominations, particularly Supreme Court nominations, have been front and center for Daines since he was first elected to the US Senate in 2014, and is now a centerpiece of his 2020 re-election campaign as well. He describes Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a “brilliant jurist and a minivan mom.” He added: “She is the kind of jurist that Montanans will look up to, someone they’d want on the Supreme Court. During our meeting, we talked extensively about our Founding Fathers’ vision for the

U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced that his bipartisan bill protecting Montana veterans and their families from pension poachers passed out of the U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. “The fact that scam artists are taking advantage of Montana veterans – our nation’s heroes – and their families is beyond disappointing. It’s reprehensible,” Daines said. “I’m glad to see my bipartisan bill which will protect Montana veterans and their families from pension poachers is one step closer to being signed into law. I will always stand with Montana veterans, and will keep fighting until we get this done.” Daines’ bipartisan bill will

The Trump administration’s top energy official spoke highly of the future of coal ahead of his visit to Colstrip Friday morning. U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told Q2 News in an interview Thursday that he sees good things for the Colstrip coal-fired plant, which saw its two oldest units shut down earlier this year. Two others remain operating, but declining demand has created uncertainty. “We’ve looked at it from a number of different viewpoints at the Department of Energy. It’s part of our critical infrastructure. It’s part of our baseload power out in the West. Very important facility to us,”