The U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s subcommittee on Health Care was told Wednesday by Lenette Kosovich, the CEO of the Rimrock Foundation in Billings, that every part of the mental health industry has been stretched to the max during the pandemic. She said a federal funding commitment to staffing will be needed long after the pandemic ends. Ri...
CDC Urges States To Stop Administering Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Federal health agencies called for an immediate pause of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine this morning after six people in the United States developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks of getting the vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stop us...
Bill Limiting Stimulus Grants Passes Through The House
A proposal in the Montana Legislature to reduce some federal stimulus grants to local governments with stricter COVID-19 regulations than the state passed the House last week on a vote of 83 to 40. An amendment to remove the measure from House Bill 632 reducing funds to some local governments failed. It’s expected there will be clarifica...
Montana SBA District Director Discusses Shuttered Venues Operators’ Grant
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough and Senator Jon Tester toured the veterans home during a stop in Butte Tuesday that regional veterans politicians and others brought to the mining city. Tester the current chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs had helped secure $20 million for the project as had other politicians fro...