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Articles with the Tag: Helena

Extra $200 weekly benefit paid to unemployed Montanans affected by COVID-19

News from the Montana Department of Labor & Industry   HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry recently announced that Montana has begun paying an additional $200 weekly benefit to unemployed Montanans impacted by COVID-19. Last month, Governor Steve Bullock directed DLI...

Superintendent Arntzen announces fall enrollment numbers

News from OPI  MONTANA — Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen announced Montana’s fall 2020 student enrollment numbers, along with information on how COVID-19 may have impacted enrollment.  The Office of Public Instruction collects enrollment data from school distr...

$400 lost wages program ending

News from Montana Department of Labor & Industry HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry today was informed in a call with the U.S. Department of Labor and Federal Emergency Management Agency that FEMA will not approve funding for the Lost Wages Assistance program beyond Unempl...

Briefs for Sept. 9, 2020

DPHHS to receive nearly $6M in pandemic relief funds  News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY – To help offset costs incurred through Montana’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services will receive $5,713,6...

Shodair contest provides scholarships, messages of hope

News from Shodair Children’s Hospital  HELENA — For a second year, Shodair Children’s Hospital’s scholarship contest offers students an opportunity to open up about their mental health struggles and in the process break down some of the stigma surrounding these illnesses. El...

Briefs for Sept. 2, 2020

CFAP deadline approaching  News from USDA WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program is Sept. 11. This program provides direct relief to producers who faced price ...

DPHHS, OPI urge families to apply for P-EBT Nutrition Assistance

News from the DPHHS HELENA — Officials with the Department of Public Health and Human Services and Office of Public Instruction are urging Montana families who haven’t already received the Pandemic Electronic Transfer benefit to apply by the Sept. 21 deadline. The federal program was laun...

DLI applies for ‘Lost Wage Assistance’ UI funds

HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry announced it has applied for the Lost Wages Assistance Payments grant through the Federal Emergency Management Administration. Upon approval, this grant will allow DLI to provide an additional $400 per week in assistance payment to those receiv...

Briefs for Aug. 19, 2020

DPHHS issues statement on proposed rule regarding flavored electronic smoking device  News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Sheila Hogan sent this notification to the Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee today regardi...

Expanded unemployment benefits now available to eligible Montanans

HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry announced that Montana is offering extended Benefits for eligible individuals who exhaust their previous unemployment insurance benefits. Under state and federal law, extended benefits offer up to 13 weeks of additional benefits to those who ha...


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