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Two-thirds of Montana’s Congressional Delegation are up in arms over FBI Director James Comey’s refusal to recommend criminal charges against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her email issues. Republican Senator Steve Daines said it seems that there is a double standard for Washington insiders and the rest of the American population. “Our country was founded on the principle of equal justice for all, not just for some,” Daines said. “Secretary Hillary Clinton should be held accountable. What Secretary Clinton has done is put our national security at risk, and it brings into question her ability to hold office.

The Havre City-County Airport is among four Montana airports that will share a $1,465,311 grant for construction projects, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said Wednesday. The airport will receive $144,900 to fund the design phase for the reconstruction of 15,000 square yards of the existing apron pavement that needs replacing. This project will fund the initial design phase for the rehabilitation of 3,700 feet of Taxiway A, 250 feet of Taxiway B, and 1,200 feet of Taxiway C needed to maintain structural integrity of the pavements, Daines said. Grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation will also be given

Hanna Harris, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana, went missing on July 3, 2013.  Her badly decomposed body was found five days later near the rodeo grounds on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Lame Deer, Mont. Due to the decomposition of her body, it was impossible to determine an exact cause of death, but Eugenia Ann Rowland, of Pine Ridge, SD, admitted to beating her and pleaded guilty to second degree murder.  She was sentenced to 22 years in prison in February 2015, and her husband, Garrett Sidney Wadda, who Rowland said was also involved in the

U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management officials were in the hot seat recently as senators from Western states criticized the agencies’ top-down approach in new land use plans for sage grouse conservation. Senators chastised the agencies’ disregard of state input in federal plans announced last September as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s decision not to list the bird under the Endangered Species Act. They pointed out that the states’ investments in management plans and local collaboration have resulted in impressive increases in sage grouse populations and were critical factors in the decision not to list the

I can think of no better place to be than home in Montana to celebrate the Fourth of July. Over the holiday weekend I’ll be walking in the Livingston parade, honoring World War II Veteran Louis Armentaro and spending quality time with my sweet wife Cindy and our loved ones.  In the midst of this holiday I’m humbled as I reflect on the birth of American independence. The declaration of our Founding Fathers, “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of

Montana’s congressional delegation introduced a resolution Tuesday to designate May 5 as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls in memory of the birthday of Hanna Harris, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe who was murdered in July 2013. The resolution by U.S. Sens Steve Daines and Jon Tester and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke will honor the lives of missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native women. According to a Department of Justice study, in some tribal communities, American Indian women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average,

The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes will receive $297,041 to improve access to high-quality health care, a U.S. senator said Monday. The Telehealth Network Grant Program through the Department of Health and Human Services focuses on improving access to quality health care services in rural, frontier and underserved communities. They improve the quality of health care services; training of health care providers and increase health information available to health care providers,patients and families. “Telehealth services are critical to ensuring access to quality health care services close to home,” Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., stated. Daines said he recently secured funding to focus

The typical American worker stays at a job for only four years. As many find out, switching employers can upset your retirement plan. The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates two in five employees cash out small 401(k) balances when they leave their jobs. They pay taxes and penalties while never giving their money a chance to grow. Or, workers can end up accumulating a collection of 401(k) plans throughout their careers, with small balances spread out at various old employers. It’s a huge hassle to roll those old 401(k)s into a current 401(k) or into an individual retirement account, and

Senator Steve Daines met with local firefighters in Bozeman to announce steps he’ll  take to represent the needs of professional and volunteer firefighters across the state. Daines explained how he will address safety for first responders. “We need to honor these men and women, these firefighters, support them and make sure they are taken care of,” said Daines.  Senator Steve Daines announced in Bozeman that he will be joining the Congressional Fire Services Caucus. This is one of the largest caucuses in Congress and members work to support first responders in their Congressional district.  “In Montana we have so many volunteer firefighting