Entries by Minah Choi

Double SNAP Dollars Bill HB235 Senate Hearing this Friday

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The Double SNAP Dollar bill HB235 will be heard TOMORROW at 3pm in the Senate Public Health, Welfare, and Safety Committee! The bill received an incredible amount of support in the House and we need your help again to get it through the Senate. Here are the many ways you can make your voice heard […]

MT Conservation Innovation Grants and South Dakota Soil Health Webinar

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Here are some updates on soil health happenings in the region: The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for Montana’s Conservation Innovation Grants until April 23, 2021. These grants fund projects that are focused on addressing at least one of the agency’s main resource concerns: soil health, water quality and quantity, and […]

SB180 Comes to a Close

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While SB 180 successfully made it out of the Senate Natural Resources Committee last month (7-5), the bill was three votes shy of passing in the full Senate on March 1, 2021. You can see the full vote tally here. This bill, introduced by Senator Pat Flowers, proposed to appoint a soil health task force […]

State Investment in Double SNAP Dollars: Win-Win-Win for Montana

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House Bill 235 goes to the House floor TODAY, 3/10, at 1:00pm. All House members will be voting on this bill. Take Action NOW! Food insecurity in Montana is projected to increase by nearly 30% as a result of COVID, with more than 141,000 Montanans at risk of hunger. SNAP helps many families make ends […]

Update on Double SNAP Dollars Bill

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The Double SNAP Dollars Bill passed the House Human Services Committee on with a vote of 14-5. Read the updated bill HERE and the Fact Sheet HERE. Stay tuned for future action alerts from us after the transmittal break.

Soil Health Innovations Conference March 8-9, 2021

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Looking to learn more about soil health and get connected to a community on the cutting edge of soil health across the country? Check out NCAT’s Soil Health Innovation Conference, happening March 8-9, 2021. Register at this link: https://soilinnovations.ncat.org/register/

Oppose SB 199 Today! – Action Alert

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Grow Montana has a history of helping develop state legislation that is collaborative and based on common sense.      We urge our representatives to oppose SB 199, an unnecessary and potentially damaging bill that interjects language in existing law that has not been vetted by agencies or the public. The bill disregards existing state law and […]