Montana rejects 135 million for PEBT feeding hungry kids
James C. Nelson argues the Gianforte administration declines 10 million federal funds for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program, denying meals for hungry children since 2021. He condemns bureaucratic burden and political hypocrisy while urging programs to feed kids.
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Dire Straits
Gianforte
Department of Health and Human Services
Montana
Readers Speak Urges Montana Oppose Food Aid Reversal
A Helena reader urges Gov. Gianforte to reverse Montana’s decision to opt out of a federal program providing 10 million dollars for summer and next school year to feed 73 000 Montana children in 96 districts. The letter notes prior reversal after public outcry and cites rising food insecurity and administrative burden claims.
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Gianforte
Montana
Greg Gianforte
Terry Cohen
Helena
Inaction on climate change sparks Montana flood policy debate
Citizens' Climate Lobby MT volunteers Mary Mulcaire-Jones Dr. Sandra Welgreen and Alexandra Amonette argue that Montana must address greenhouse gas emissions in project reviews and support bipartisan carbon pricing and clean energy permitting reforms while noting recent disaster declarations and health impacts across the state.
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Montana
Montana Standard
Earth
Congressional Conservative Climate Caucus
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Greg Gianforte
Gianforte
Robert Byron
America
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coalition
Congress
Citizensclimatelobby. Org
Mary Mulcaire-Jones
Sandra Welgreen and
Alexandra Amonette
Debate over Yellowstone bison killings and rights
The piece argues tribal hunting and state livestock politics threaten Yellowstone’s wild bison, blaming Montana livestock interests for mitigating conservation. It calls for protecting wild buffalo roaming rights, notes three-fourths of annual kills by tribal hunters, and cites Roam Free Nation founders Jaedin Medicine Elk and Stephany Seay.
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Montana
Montana Department of Livestock
Yellowstone
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Buffalo
Greg Gianforte
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Jaedin Medicine Elk
Stephany Seay
Roam Free Nation
Jaedin
Stephany
Roam FreeNation.org
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