Just weeks after a handful of Montana rivers saw closures for low water flow many popular fishing spots will be seeing upgrades in the near future. $417,000 have been set aside to help improve Montana fisheries after one of the worst drought seasons in years. The funding comes from the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Future Fisheries I...
$20 Million In COVID Relief Funds Could Go Towards Disabled Montanans
A legislative panel voted Wednesday to direct $22 million in federal COVID relief money to increase job training opportunities for out-of-work Montanans and to help people with disabilities find employment. The recommendations from the commission established by the Legislature earlier this year to administer workforce related funding from the ...
Centers for Medicare Services Receive More ARPA Funding
To support Montana reinsurance programs and lower the cost of health insurance for Montanans $7,129,995 in additional American Rescue Plan Act funding will be coming from the Centers for Medicare Services. It will reimburse health insurance exchange insurers for certain high-cost claims in the individual health insurance market using a mix of ...
Montana Groups To Gather In Support For Infrastructure Bill
Montanans will deliver a message to Democratic Senator Jon Tester’s offices across the state today to support bold investments in the country’s future. Congress is considering a 3.5 trillion dollar budget that includes major investments to address climate change. Tester was instrumental in crafting the bipartisan infrastructure bill last month...
Montana Halfway To Being Fully Vaccinated
Montana has reached the halfway point in COVID-19 vaccinations. 51% of the eligible population is now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. 957,354 total doses have been administered. 468,483 Montanans are now fully immunized. Beaverhead and Big Horn Counties are doing even better than the state’s average with 52% of their population...
Montana Ranked #2 In Country For Wrongful Convictions
A wrongful convictions report by state from the data-based company The National Registry of Exonerations says Montana ranks number two in the nation for wrongful convictions. Bart Crabtree President of the Montana State Council on Judicial Accountability on Voices of Montana Tuesday talked about why this is such a serious problem. https://nort...
Wyoming Boating Inspections
Boating season in Wyoming is winding down and so are the Wyoming Game and Fish Department aquatic invasive species check stations. Check stations throughout the state will start to close or reduce their hours beginning this month. However, it is a requirement that any watercraft transported into Wyoming from March 1 through Nov. 30 must under...
Gallatin County Residents Push To Create Farm To Provide Home For Disabled Adults
There is a movement in Gallatin County to establish a Farm In The Dell which would be the 15th in Montana where it was established in 1982 but now is international in its reach. An initial meeting for those interested will be held Thursday at the Manhattan Christian Reformed Church in Manhattan. Lowell Bartels is the founder and CEO of A Farm ...
New Lawsuit Claims Against Secretary of State Date Back To Predecessor
A lawsuit has been filed against the Montana Secretary of State’s Office alleging that it overbilled potentially thousands of customers and even though it knew of the glitch refused to issue refunds unless residents requested the money back in writing. The complaint alleges residents and businesses had no choice but to use the electronic porta...
Montana Supreme Court Denies Subpoena-Power Reconsideration
The Montana Supreme Court has rejected a motion by the GOP-led Montana Legislature to reconsider its July decision which found lawmakers overstepped their authority when they subpoenaed judicial branch records without a legislative purpose. In their Tuesday order the justices wrote their July ruling did not foreclose discussions between the br...