New Montana DOC Director Eric Strauss Outlines Vision for Prison Expansion and Capacity Growth
Montana’s newly appointed Prisons Director, Eric Strauss, says his top priority is managing a massive seven-hundred-million-dollar infrastructure expansion. Strauss, the first director without a law enforcement background, aims to increase inmate capacity and bring hundreds of Montanans back from out-of-state facilities by 2028.
Free CPR Saturday Event Teaches Life‑Saving Skills in Billings
Tomorrow, it’s CPR Saturday at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine. The free event offers basic, non‑certifying CPR classes designed to help participants gain life‑saving skills. Each session provides hands‑on instruction, but no certification or attendance cards are issued. Classes begin at 8, with the final session starting at noon. Sandra Pearson, a community CPR trainer with Billings Clinic, explains why CPR is so important and how to recognize when it’s time to start.
Former Chief of Staff for Three State Superintendents, Madalyn Quinlan, Retires from Board of Public Education after a 40-Year Career Shaping Montana’s K-12 Education
After nearly forty years of shaping Montana schools, longtime education leader Madalyn Quinlan is stepping down. The former Chief of Staff for three state superintendents is closing out her career following a decade on the Board of Public Education. Quinlan says it’s time for the next generation to lead the state’s K-through-12 system.
