The first doses of a vaccine are likely to be administered in Montana next week. Thursday Governor Steve Bullock and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams was on a press call. Adams is in Montana to meet with health care workers and plans to travel to the Fort Peck Reservation today to help open a surge testing site. Adams who is scheduled to be ...
Montana Navigator Program Helping Affordable Care Act Enrollment For Residents Having Questions Or Trouble Doing It
Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment ends next Tuesday. Montana residents who need help enrolling or have questions about health insurance can take advantage of the Montana Navigator Program. Program Director Jeremy Smith. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Untitled-30-1.mp3
Conservation Groups Want Officials In Yellowstone Area To Provide More Protections For Grizzly Bears
Conservation groups want officials in the Yellowstone area to provide more concrete protections for grizzly bears saying managers need better tactics for addressing livestock conflicts which is a major source of bear mortality. Jocelyn Leroux with the Western Watersheds Project says few livestock remain in the species’ primary conservati...
Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Has Twelve Counties Ready To Move Forward For A New Southern Montana Route
12 counties in the state recently formed the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority to return rail service through the southern tier of Montana after being without for a long time. According to Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmyer numerous attempts to return passenger rail service have been made but for various reasons have been unsuccessful....
U.S. Small Business Administration District Director Starts A Seven Day 56 County Tour Of Montana Businesses Today
Brent Donnelly Montana District Director for the U.S. Small Business Administration starts a 7 day statewide “Peaks to Plains Business Resiliency Tour” today visiting businesses in each of Montana’s 56 counties. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Untitled-26-1.mp3
Senator Jon Tester Grills Veteran Administration Leadership On Delayed COVID-19 Distribution Plans
Federal Drug Administration officials will meet today to discuss emergency use of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine which could be shipped within 24 hours if approved. Wednesday Senator Jon Tester pressed Veteran Administration leadership on its delayed COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan for veterans and staff. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp...
A-A-R-P Montana Has Developed Ways To Get Veterans And Employers Together For Work Possibilities
A-A-R-P Montana has developed a way for employers looking to hire veterans and veterans looking for work to meet. A-A-R-P Montana Chief Operating Officer Steve Reiter. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Untitled-19-1.mp3
Senator Jon Tester Secures Mental Health Bill For Guardsmen And Reservists In Annual Defense Bill
Senator Jon Tester has secured his mental health bill for guardsmen and reservists in the final version of the annual defense legislation. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Untitled-10-2.mp3
Senator Steve Daines At The White House Tuesday Celebrating Operation Warp Speed Success
Senator Steve Daines was at the White House Tuesday for a COVID-19 Vaccine Summit asked to join because of his work on COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutic drugs under Operation Warp Speed. The Summit highlighted its success which has been critical in the accelerated development manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. https://norther...
99th Annual Montana Taxpayers Association Meeting Thursday With Same Agenda Since 1911
The 99th annual meeting of the Montana Taxpayers Association will take place virtually Thursday. Executive Director Bob Story was on Voices of Montana Tuesday. When the legislature convenes next month they’ll be there with the same agenda they’ve had since they were formed in 1911. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/upload...