Governor Greg Gianforte and the Department of Public Health and Human Services announced Wednesday Montana has contracted with six treatment providers to pilot an integrated evidence-based program to expand the state’s capacity to treat stimulant use disorders like methamphetamine use. The department’s Jon Ebelt. https://northernbroadcasting....
Senator Tester Helps Negotiate Biden Infrastructure Plan
President Joe Biden today announced a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion framework for a nationwide infrastructure plan. It is the result of a negotiation held with five democratic and five republican senators that hopes to lead to future agreements on infrastructure spending. The new agreement will include $559 billion in new funding for ...
Child Aid For Hungry Montana Children Begins This Week
The 10,000th veteran in the state received a Moderna vaccine shot Wednesday. 54-year-old veteran Kent Stewart who spent time in both the Army and the Marines during his 16-year military career received his COVID-19 vaccine from the Montana Veterans Administration Health Care System at the David J. Thatcher VA Clinic. To reach 10,000 was no sma...
First 2021 Case Of Hantavirus Reported
Governor Greg Gianforte signed a law February 18th that expands where people can carry a concealed weapon. The Montana University System is looking to neighboring states and public input as it prepares to allow them on campuses statewide June 1st. The previous policy had been to ban firearms except for those carried by law enforcement while pr...