The U.S. Department of Education has approved Montana’s plan to use federal coronavirus relief funds distributing $127 million to the state’s K-12 schools. The most recent round of funding announced Thursday is the third and last delivering the $382 million allocated to Montana schools through the federal American Rescue Plan. Montana’s Office...
Montana Receives Extended Eviction Moratorium
After the National Eviction Moratorium expired July 31, the Biden administration implemented another one August 3rd for counties with high rates of COVID transmission which covers 90% of Montana counties. Montana has been allocated a total of $352.4 million in federal funds to help with emergency rental assistance and utility payments. People ...
Montana Won’t Have Any Mask Mandates Due To Recent Legislative Session
Montana lawmakers passed laws this year that require health boards to get approval from governing bodies to issue mask mandates and prohibits governments from enacting regulations that force businesses to deny customers service. Now that they don’t have the same power seen earlier in the pandemic to mandate masks Montana counties are try...
Governor Gianforte Believes Work Initiative Yielding Positive Results
In June, Montana became the first state to stop federal unemployment insurance supplemental benefit funding put in place during the pandemic to help people who lost their jobs and replace them with a $1,200 bonus for going back to work. Governor Greg Gianforte says he believes it’s working and has an example. https://northernbroadcasting.com/w...
2020 Census Data T Be Released Next Week
2020 census used for drawing congressional and legislative districts will be released next Thursday. The data will cover geographies as small as neighborhoods and as large as states. The information was supposed to be released at the end of March but was pushed back to August to give bureau statisticians more time to crunch the numbers which c...
Senator Daines Introduces Bill To Update “Product of USA” Label
Thursday Senator Steve Daines introduced the “USA Beef Act” to ensure only beef products from cattle born raised and slaughtered in the United States can use the “Product of USA” label. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-06_537.mp3