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Montana begins work requirements for Medicaid expansion
12+ hour, 44+ min ago (521+ words) (KPAX) Seven years after Montana first attempted to add "community engagement" requirements to its Medicaid expansion program, July 1 was the first day the state officially implemented them. Now, most people on Medicaid expansion will need to show they're working, in…...
June jobs report misses big, while unemployment falls
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (572+ words) MANHATTAN (CN) " Only 57, 000 jobs were added to the U. S. economy last month, well short of the 115, 000 expected by forecasters, but the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4. 2%. The'report, released early on Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics due to the shortened…...
Conservation leaders say Trump out to undue Roosevelt's legacy
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (606+ words) (North Dakota Monitor) Conservation leaders on Tuesday accused the Trump administration and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum of undermining Theodore Roosevelt's legacy of preserving American land. Aaron Weiss, executive director of the Center for Western Priorities, said Roosevelt became president during…...
Koopman: Fresh eyes on America
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (647+ words) It's all over the internet. The foreign fascination " even infatuation " with America, as citizens from across the globe visit our shores for the World Cup competition. Hundreds of thousands, singing our praise while lambasting their local media for lying to…...
Judge to reject challenge to insurer bid to recoup wildfire loss
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (384+ words) LOS ANGELES (CN) " A California judge indicated Tuesday she would likely reject a petition by a nonprofit to block California from allowing insurance companies to recoup losses suffered during the January 2025 wildfires by hitting customers with special onetime fees. On…...
Sheehy, Padilla look to secure hazard pay for prescribed burns
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (211+ words) (Daily Montanan) Legislation introduced'in the U. S. Senate this month'from Republican Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy and Democratic California Sen. Alex Padilla seeks to extend firefighter hazard pay to prescribed burns and training jumps. Wildland firefighters already get hazard pay while working on…...
Montana voters seek oversight of data center construction
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (991+ words) (Daily Montanan) Montana residents are seeking oversight of data center construction by putting voter initiatives on the ballot this year. In Yellowstone and Butte-Silver Bow counties, groups are gathering signatures for initiatives that would require approval from two-thirds of registered…...
Feds push public housing authorities to impose work rules
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (548+ words) (Stateline) Dozens of'public housing authorities, tribes, property owners and community groups have joined a new coalition organized by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote work requirements and time limits for people who receive federal housing help. HUD…...
Missoula County extends limited grant funding to social programs
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (474+ words) (Missoula Current) A range of providers offering services from mental health to shelter will receive funding from Missoula County through a number of levies and grants this year, and while the funding goes far in helping the organizations complete their…...
Montana wildlife crossing license plate available starting July 1
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (291+ words) (Daily Montanan) Starting July 1, Montana drivers will be able to sport a new specialty license plate that helps fund vehicle-animal collision risk reduction and wildlife connectivity programs throughout the state. In 2025 the Legislature established a program to fund wildlife crossings…...