Articles with the Tag: Montana
More than two dozen people lined up outside a state public assistance office in Montana before it opened to ensure they didn’t get cut off from Medicaid. Callers in Missouri and Florida reported waiting on hold for more than two hours on hotlines to renew their Medicaid coverage. The parents of a...
News from Montana Conservation Voters HELENA — On Oct. 30, 2023, the nonprofit organization Montana Conservation Voters (“MCV”) and a group of individual Montanans challenged the Public Service Commission (“PSC”) district map, which the legislature drew to ensure Republican...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana’s general hunting season is in full swing, and hunters are experiencing the arrival of winter weather in northwest Montana. Snowfall began last week across most of the region and the National Weather Service is advising recreatio...
News from the Montana Stockgrowers Association HELENA — The Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) Cattle Drive program has set out to do something no other cattle organization in the state has done—match Montana born, raised, and fed cattle with local restaurants and retailers. The “Mo...
News from Serve Montana, Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Youth Serve Montana Scholarship. This year...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently praised wildland firefighters and staff and leadership at the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) for its effective response during the 2023 Fire Season, keeping 96% of fire...
‘Big Library Read’ set to begin, register for Imagination Library News from Mallory Witham, North Lake County Public Library POLSON — It’s time for the “Big Library Read” Nov. 2-16. Join the pack and borrow the featured title from our digital collection: &l...
News from the office of Senator Tester According to information supplied this week by the Montana Association of Counties, 49 of Montana’s 56 counties have chosen to buck a directive from the administration of Gov. Greg Gianforte by scaling back their collections of a state-level school funding pr...
News from the Office of Sen. Jon Tester U.S. Senate — As a part of his continued work to modernize Montana’s power grids, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured two awards totaling more than $9 million in funding for Missoula Electric Cooperative (MEC) to prevent and protect against wildfire....
As the first snow is falling, and freezing temperatures hit, we are getting pummeled with another huge energy rate increase, thanks to the five Republicans on the Montana Public Service Commission. On Wednesday, the Commission unanimously approved a 28% rate increase from last year, the majority of which ...
