The period for candidates to get their names on the ballot closed Monday afternoon at 5:00 for this year’s midterm elections. A total of 333 candidate filings were submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office before filing closed. Candidates for local offices filed at their county elections offices. Among the final candidates to file was Pu...
PSC Chairman Announces Run For State Supreme Court
Today is the last day to file as a candidate for the 2022 election and Public Service Commission Chairman James Brown announced today his run for Montana Supreme Court Justice Number 2 on the Northern News Network’s Voices of Montana. He said then his upbringing in Dillon make him uniquely qualified for the seat.
Montana OPI To Celebrate Anniversary Of State Constitution
Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Montana Constitution Convention Tuesday by highlighting Indian Education for All at the fan window in the Capitol from 11 to 1. It was further codified in Montana code during the 1999 legislative session making Montana a national leader in supporting ...
New PSC Map Rejected By Supreme Court
A federal court struck down Montana’s current Public Service Commission map because of deviations in populations between districts. Constance Van Kley with Montana-based Upper Seven Law says the PSC serves an important purpose regulating private utility companies that provide services such as natural gas, electricity and water. She says in cas...
Montana Seeing Record Avalanche Deaths This Winter Season
During an average winter avalanches claim the lives of three backcountry recreationists in Montana. So far this winter three snowmobilers and one snowbiker have died in three separate incidents in the Cooke City and West Yellowstone areas. It’s the highest avalanche death tally among motorized users in the state since the 2011-2012 season that...
Rural Hospitals May See Reduced Funding For Medicare This Year
When the pandemic hit rural hospitals already on the brink of closing were spared by an infusion of government money. It was a buffer then. This summer though, Medicare reimbursements will likely be reduced. That’s according to Michael DoCheck with the Charter Center for Rural Health.
Senator Daines Receives Ukraine Update On From President Zelenskyy
The war in Ukraine continues. Senator Steve Daines recounts a conversation he was a part of last week with the country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Election Candidate Filing Closes Today
Candidate filing for the 2022 election closes this afternoon at 5:00. As of Friday afternoon, at the close of business, 283 candidates had filed for statewide state district or the state legislature. Last week, 32 new candidate filings were submitted to the Montana Secretary of State’s Office. Local candidates file with their county̵...
State Officials Recognize Local Businesses At Made In Montana Tradeshow
The annual Made in Montana Trade Show was considered a big success last week in Helena. Montana Department of Agriculture Director Christy Clark said she certainly thought so when she visited Voices of Montana which covered the event live.
USDA Rural Director Provides Update On State ARPA Projects
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the American Rescue Plan Act getting signed into law and communities across Montana are beginning to make improvements through the billions of federal dollars approved. Montana’s USDA Rural Development Director Kathleen Williams recently provided an update on how they’re allocating funds.