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Unemployment claims in Montana increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Montana rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 486 in the week ending July 13, up from 398 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment...
Montana 4-H Foundation awards nearly $40,000 in scholarships
BOZEMAN — The Montana 4-H Foundation recently announced that it has awarded nearly $40,000 in scholarships to 45 graduating 4-H members and alumni. The recipients, from 28 Montana counties and tribal areas, can use the scholarships for post-secondary education during the 2024-2025 academic year. Scholarship recipients were recognized July 11 at the 2024 Montana 4-H Congress held on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman.
Montana seeks to revive signature restrictions for ballot petitions, including on abortion rights
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday for an emergency order to block a ruling that allowed signatures from inactive voters to count on petitions for several proposed November ballot initiatives, including one to protect abortion rights. A judge said Tuesday that Montana’s Secretary of State wrongly changed election rules to reject inactive voter signatures from three ballot initiatives after the signatures had been turned in to counties and after some of the signatures had been verified. The judge gave county election offices until July 24 to tally signatures of inactive voters that had been rejected. All the initiatives are expected to qualify even without the rejected signatures. Two organizations sued Republican Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen when her office, in response to a question from a county election officer, said the signatures of voters who were considered “inactive” should not count toward the number of signatures needed to place initiatives on the ballot.
Medicaid ‘unwinding’ complete in Montana, nearly 24,000 people still pending
Medicaid redetermination is officially done, but more than 23,000 people are still waiting to find out whether they qualify, according to a final report discussed Wednesday in a legislative committee. And the head of the Montana Health Care Association said its members are still waiting on $8.8 million in delayed payments for 25 nursing facilities […] The post Medicaid ‘unwinding’ complete in Montana, nearly 24,000 people still pending appeared first on Daily Montanan.
Gov. Gianforte: Montana National Guard is Ready to Fight Fires If Needed
The 2024 wildfire season is well underway on Montana, and there have already been76 fires reported, according to Gov. Greg Gianforte, who spoke on our Missoula sister station KGVO recently. He told listeners that the state was prepared for this fire season. In addition to money set aside by the state legislature for firefighting costs, and firefighters have been doing a great job attacking and containing more than six dozen wild fires so far.
Montana's largest nursing home prepares to close following patient safety violations
This story was originally published by Montana Free Press at montanafreepress.org. The state’s largest nursing home plans to close its doors weeks after being terminated from the federal Medicare and Medicaid program after “a history of serious quality issues” and violations for deficient patient care. In a...
Darby's Austin Ward finishes fourth overall in national high school trap shooting competition
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Darby's Austin Ward has finished fourth overall in trap shooting at the National High School Rodeo Finals at the Sweetwater Trap Club. Ward took first in the long go-round with a perfect score of 100 on Thursday and then landed fourth after the short go-ground Friday morning.
Benefis Health System undergoing outage due to Microsoft IT issue
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Benefis Health System is undergoing an outage Friday due to a worldwide Microsoft IT issue. The outage is affecting many of Benefis Health System's phones and other electronic devices, potentially preventing calls from going through. Benifis said in a social media post they will contact individuals...
Suspect arrested in Billings after two weapons complaints
BILLINGS, Mont. - A suspect was arrested and charged in relation to two weapons complaints in Billings Thursday night. Officers responded to the areas of 17th Street West and Lewis Avenue at around 9:46 p.m. The Billings Police Department said on social media they found two victims who were not...
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