Articles with the Tag: Montana

News and Photo from the Montana ACTE RONAN — The Montana Association for Career and Technical Education would like to announce that Mr. Kevin Kenelty, Principal at Ronan High Schools has been selected as the 2022 Montana Career and Technical Education Administrator of the Year. Under Kenelty&rs...

News from the office of Senator Tester  U.S. Senate —  The Department of Veterans Affairs announced in mid-November that it will establish a Vet Center Scholarship Program to assist individuals pursuing graduate degrees in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental h...

News from Montana DPHHS MONTANA — In Montana, 5% of adults are blind or have low vision. The obstacles of living in a world without vision can feel insurmountable, from trying to navigate one’s outdoor surroundings to purchasing a bag of chips at a grocery store.  Yet, many thrive an...

FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Climate extremes in Montana and possible solutions were the topics of a statewide webinar hosted by the League of Women Voters on Nov. 16.  Speakers included State Climatologist, Kelsey Jensco, Department Head for Historic Preservation for the CSKT, Mike Durglo Jr., and G...

News from the Montana VA Health Care System HELENA — A shooting incident occurred at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center campus at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 17. The situation has been cleared and the incident is currently under joint investigation by the VA Police and the Lewis & Clar...

News from the Montana State Legislature MONTANA — The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission has released tentative agendas for four meetings it has scheduled during November and December. By the end of the December, the commissioners plan to have a complete state legislative district pr...

News from the United States Congress U.S. SENATE — After an aggressive push from U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), their bipartisan First Responders Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act passed the Senate and is headed to the Presid...

News from Upper Seven Law HELENA —  Disability Rights Montana filed suit today against Montana’s Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) after the agency denied a public records request for materials related to the hiring of Mike Randol as the Medicaid and Health Services Execut...

As a fifth-generation Montanan, I didn’t choose Montana — Montana chose me. Over 100 years ago, my great-great-grandmother homesteaded 23 miles east of Conrad and that’s how my family made it to the Last Best Place. And I’ll be forever thankful for that. There is a lot that makes A...

News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials said that increased benefits are now available to families through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, infants, and children, commonly known as WIC. “We want to ensure that WIC rec...