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Senate Bill Mandates APRT at Contract Towers: Enhancing Air Traffic Safety | ADS-B Enhancement Act Gains Support for Air Traffic Control Towers | Government Shutdown 2026: Senate Vote and Latest Updates | Helena Commission Candidate Under Fire for Threatening Voicemail to Senator Tim Sheehy | Trump Orders Forest Service and Interior to Merge Wildfire Management Programs | Senate Bill Mandates APRT at Contract Towers: Enhancing Air Traffic Safety | ADS-B Enhancement Act Gains Support for Air Traffic Control Towers | Government Shutdown 2026: Senate Vote and Latest Updates | Helena Commission Candidate Under Fire for Threatening Voicemail to Senator Tim Sheehy | Trump Orders Forest Service and Interior to Merge Wildfire Management Programs

Aviation News / Aviation Law

Senate Bill Mandates APRT at Contract Towers: Enhancing Air Traffic Safety

A new bipartisan bill, the Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act, seeks to mandate the installation of Airborne Position Reference Tools (APRT) at federal contract towers. This aims to improve air traffic controllers' situationa...

Senate Bill Would Mandate APRT At Contract Towers
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Aviation News / Aviation Law

ADS-B Enhancement Act Gains Support for Air Traffic Control Towers

A bipartisan bill, the Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act, is gaining momentum to equip more than 90 air traffic control towers with cost-effective ADS-B technology, enhancing safety and situational awareness.

AOPA backs bill to equip all contract towers with ADS-B

News / Politics

Government Shutdown 2026: Senate Vote and Latest Updates

As of March 2, 2026, the government shutdown continues into its 17th day, primarily affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A Senate vote is scheduled to address the ongoing funding lapse and related security concerns.

No sign of Democratic surrender on DHS funding after Iran strikes

Politics / Elections

Helena Commission Candidate Under Fire for Threatening Voicemail to Senator Tim Sheehy

A candidate for Helena City Commission, Haley McKnight, is in the spotlight after a profanity-laced voicemail she left for Montana Senator Tim Sheehy in July surfaced. The message contained threats and harsh criticism of the senator’s polic...

Helena commission candidate wished cancer and death to Sen. Tim Sheehy in a July voice message, report says

Government / Policy

Trump Orders Forest Service and Interior to Merge Wildfire Management Programs

President Donald Trump has directed the Forest Service and the Interior Department to consolidate their wildland firefighting programs within 90 days. The move aims to streamline wildfire response, but some federal employees express concern...

Trump tells Forest Service, Interior to merge wildfire management programs