According to Kaiser Health News Billings Clinic is hiring two dozen nurses from other countries to offset a nursing shortage that has been made worse by the pandemic. Billings Clinic is just one of scores of hospitals taking this strategy. Demand is so high and the nursing shortage is so great there’s a backlog of thousands of international he...
Montana Lawmakers Approve Additional Child Care Funding
Thursday Montana’s American Rescue Plan Act Health Commission voted to advance $30 million in stabilization funding to child care providers impacted by the pandemic. Director of Public Health and Human Services Adam Meier explained during the commission meeting that these funds come from previously determined funds that were not yet approved. ...
Keystone XL Lawsuit Dismissed
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown dismissed a 23-state case Thursday that was filed against President Biden which included Montana over his decision to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline cross border permit on his first day in office. In his decision Judge Brown wrote the court takes TC Energy at its word that Keystone XL is dead saying the court...
Montana Still In Sever Drought
According to the website drought.gov more than 86% of Montana remains in severe drought with 53% in extreme drought and almost 14% in exceptional drought the worst possible rating. Based on current runoff trends soil moisture and plains and mountain snowpack the dry conditions are expected to continue. In 127 years of record keeping 2021 was t...
20 Gray Wolves From Yellowstone National Park Killed
Twenty gray wolves who roamed from Yellowstone National Park in recent months were shot by hunters the most killed by hunting in a single season since the predators were reintroduced to the region more than 25 years ago. According to the Associated Press fifteen were shot after roaming across the park’s northern border into Montana. Five more ...
Vigils Held In Bozeman & Great Falls On January 6th Anniversary
The January 6th Capitol riot was aimed at overthrowing the results of the 2020 election. The attack resulted in five deaths and more than 130 injuries among police officers. To date federal prosecutors have charged more than 700 people with storming the Capitol including five from Montana. Candlelight vigils are being held across the country i...
Glacier National Park Moving Forward With New Telecommunications
The National Park Service has approved Glacier National Park’s Comprehensive Telecommunications Plan. It will allow a flexible response to changing communication needs and advances in technology including upgrading to new technologies and or removing unnecessary park telecommunications infrastructure if needed. https://northernbroadcasting.com...
Montana Education Tax Credit Maxes Out In 5 Minutes
One of the most controversial new tax credits to come out of last year’s state Legislature was for education donation and it is already seeing results. Northern News Network’s Eric Young reports. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1-06_832.mp3
Governor Gianforte To Address Affordable Housing In 2022
Montana faced a number of challenges in 2021 that look to continue for some time in the new year with access to affordable housing being no exception. Governor Greg Gianforte. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1-06_737.mp3
Montana Senators Lament January 6th Riot
One year after pro-Trump rioters attempted to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election, Democratic Senator Jon Tester sees the riot as not only shaking American politics domestically but also empowering the nation’s communist adversaries. Republican Senator Steve Daines says it was a sad day for the country and supports the ongoin...