Daines Meets with President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett
U.S. SENATE – Today, U.S. Senator Steve Daines met with President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. For more photos, click HERE For TV elements and pictures of the meeting, click HERE “Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a brilliant jurist and a minivan mom… she is the kind of jurist that Montanans will look up to, someone they’d want on the Supreme Court,” Daines said. “During our meeting, we talked extensively about our Founding Fathers’ vision for the Second Amendment as an individual right to bear arms and what that means for our Montana way of life. We talked about the importance of preventing
Trump energy secretary sees good future for struggling Colstrip coal plant
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,”
Daines to meet Thursday with Supreme Court nominee
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines said he will meet Thursday with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, which comes amid a debate over whether it was proper for the president to offer a candidate for the seat weeks away from Election Day. President Donald J. Trump nominated Barrett, 48, to fill the vacancy created by the Sept, 18 death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump called Barrett “a woman of remarkable intellect and character.” Daines, R-Mont., said he was looking forward to his meeting with Barrett. “I’m going to talk about the importance of upholding the rule of law and
Daines, Grassley, Roberts Introduce Updated Bill to End Abuse of Conservation Easements
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas re-introduced the “Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act,” which will protect conservation easements from abuse, save taxpayers billions of dollars, and promote conservation in Montana and the U.S. “This is about promoting conservation in Montana, saving taxpayers billions of dollars and stopping scam artists from abusing a critical conservation program used across the country,” Daines said. “I will fight to pass this important legislation and protect Montana farmers and ranchers who are guided by a good-faith desire to boost conservation, not their
Colstrip and Billings Landing a Visit by Trump’s Energy Secretary
President Trump’s Secretary of Energy is coming to Montana later this week. According to the Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette and Senator Steve Daines’ (R-MT) office, Colstrip and Billings will both serve as host to the member of President Trump’s cabinet. Here’s the latest details from the Department of Energy: On Thursday, October 1, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette will travel to Billings, Montana where he will engage with local officials and energy stakeholders in the state. On Friday, he will tour the Colstrip Power Plant and participate in a media availability. Senator Daines says he wanted to bring
Professional Baseball Agreement expires, but Pioneer League still confident about future
BILLINGS — It wasn’t D-Day for the many Minor League Baseball franchises still facing uncertainty for 2021, but Wednesday marked the crossing of an important threshold in regard to the future of professional baseball in Montana and beyond. With the expiration of the Professional Baseball Agreement, the contract that has governed the working relationship between Major League Baseball and MiLB for the past 30 years, it’s getting closer to decision time for the fate of the Pioneer League, which is among the short-season leagues on the brink of losing longstanding player development affiliations with MLB. Pioneer League president Jim McCurdy
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Steve Daines to meet with Judge Amy Coney Barrett Thursday
As the nomination process moves on to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat, the office of Senator Steve Daines confirms he will be meeting with President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is confident Barrett can be confirmed before the November election. Daines has said that this judge is a judge who will represent Montanans. ”We’re going to talk about the importance of upholding the rule of law and not legislating from the bench, we’re going to talk about protecting our Montana way of life, and the second amendment and Montana jobs,” Senator
NEWS: Daines to Bring DOE Secretary Brouillette to Colstrip
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that he is bringing U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to Colstrip this week to meet directly with Montanans to discuss the importance of Montana energy jobs. “I’m excited to welcome Secretary Brouillette to Colstrip to meet with hardworking Montanans and talk about the importance of supporting Montana energy jobs and having a diverse energy portfolio,” Daines said. Senator Daines has long fought for the high paying Montana energy jobs at the Colstrip Power Plant and the Rosebud Coal Mine. Daines has been a leader in the senate on finding solutions, like Carbon Capture technology
Montana Ag Network: Pulse growers urge FDA transparency over canine DCM disease
BILLINGS — An upcoming symposium hosted by the federal Food & Drug Administration will address an FDA study linking pulse crops in dog food as a possible cause of enlarged heart disease in some. The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine has been investigating the causes of canine dilated cardiomyopathy or DCM. And the investigation has been of significant interest to the pet food industry, pet owners and its supply chain which includes farmers like Gordon Stoner. “The pulse industry is funding a six-month study looking at diet and the impact. Every indication, the early analysis of those studies