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By Skylar Rispens, UM News Service MISSOULA — The University of Montana received a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support a new Democracy Studies Program. Led by history professors Claire Arcenas, Kyle Volk, and Jeff Wiltse, the grant seeks to foster democratic values and revitalize the humanities while also supporting faculty research over the next three years.  UM is one of 30 colleges and universities across the nation to receive this financial support to develop humanities-grounded research and curricular projects from the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest funder of the arts, culture and humanities.  “Fostering deep understandin...

News from the Montana Healthcare Foundation MONTANA — On Jan. 16 the Montana Healthcare Foundation released a report that analyzes the impact Montana’s Medicaid expansion has had on the health and economies of Native American communities in Montana. The analysis shows that the HELP Act &ndas...

News from UM News Service MISSOULA - Montana Public Radio will celebrate 60 years of trusted news, inspiring stories and exceptional music programming on Friday, Feb. 7.  The MTPR 60th Anniversary Kickoff Celebration will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Union Bar and Grill, located at 208 E. Main St...

News from Montana Department of Commerce HELENA - The Montana Department of Commerce announced recently that it will not reopen applications for the Homeowner Assistance Fund Home Repairs Program. This temporary program was established to assist in home repairs of low-income households. Funding will be ...

News from the North Lake County Public Library POLSON - In honor of February being “I Love to Read” Month,” each year we hold our “Adopt-A-Book” program. For a $15 donation, you can choose from our new selection of children’s books and have a personalized message plac...

News from St. Luke Community Healthcare POLSON — St. Luke Community Healthcare is thrilled to announce that Dr. Christina Marchion, a board-certified family medicine physician with obstetrics, is joining the team at St. Luke Community Clinic – Southshore in Polson. Dr. Marchion brings a weal...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA - Governor Greg Gianforte and Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform held a press conference at the State Capitol on Jan. 30, to discuss his proposals to reduce Montana’s income tax rate and to deliver permanent property tax relief for homeown...

KALISPELL - Flathead Valley Community College’s Theatre Department presents “The Art of Dining” by Tina Howe, opening Feb. 6.  Cal and Ellen are the owners and sole staff of a small, elegant gourmet restaurant. Cal’s main preoccupation is paying back the loan they took to start i...

News from Providence  St. Joseph Hospital POLSON — Providence Montana has announced that Caryl Perdaems, MPA, OTR, CLT-LANA, has accepted the role of Chief Administrative Officer for Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson, and will start on Feb. 3. Caryl joins the Providence famil...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte  HELENA — Governor Gianforte recently announced the unemployment rate in December marked a year of historically low unemployment, with a record 42 consecutive months of unemployment at or below 3.4 percent. “In Montana, our economy is strong...