Governor Steve Bullock today unveiled a new forestry stewardship partnership to address pressing needs in forest management across ownership boundaries. Governor Bullock, along with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and key supporting partners including Idaho Forest Group, The Nature Conservancy, and the Forest Service introduced a strategy document titled Forests in Focus 2.0: A Cross-Boundary Collaborative Approach.

Governor Steve Bullock today announced that Montana’s unemployment rate dropped for the fifth straight month, down to 3.6% for the month of August. The U.S. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.9%.

Governor Steve Bullock and Department of Administration Director John Lewis have tasked a bipartisan work group with saving Montanans money on individual health insurance premiums, following a new report commissioned by the Montana Healthcare Foundation that shows a state reinsurance program could save Montanans 10-20% on health insurance premiums.