Last week Legislative Council met virtually to discuss COVID-19 and the fiscal situation for Montana. Administrative committee chairs from finance, audit and revenue were also invited for information purposes.
This week at the state capitol the Joint Select Committee on Healthcare met with some hospital CEOs to discuss Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion. Our thanks to the CEOs from St. Peter’s in Helena, St. James in Butte and the for-profit Community Medical Center in Missoula for attendance at this important …
This week at the state capitol the Joint Select Committee on Healthcare met with some hospital CEOs to discuss Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion. Our thanks to the CEOs from St. Peter’s in Helena, St. James in Butte and the for-profit Community Medical Center in Missoula for attendance at this important …
Summer is upon us and traffic is indicating what most already know—it’s going to be another great tourism season in northwest Montana. Recent headlines show that many cities are trying to mitigate the crush and diversify their venues so that it doesn’t happen all at once.
Summer is upon us and traffic is indicating what most already know—it’s going to be another great tourism season in northwest Montana. Recent headlines show that many cities are trying to mitigate the crush and diversify their venues so that it doesn’t happen all at once.
Gov. Bullock called a special session for next week in Helena. He is interested in some cuts and transfers in state government to shore up the shaky budget. Also included, however, will be “temporary revenue increases,” i.e., more taxes for working Montanans.
The questions I had when signing up to be a delegate in May to the Republican National Convention were laid to rest when I arrived in Cleveland last week.
The Department of Health and Human Services, the largest state agency, has a budget of almost $4 billion. The department is in charge of everything from welfare programs to Child Protective Services. Last fall’s audit of CPS did not paint a rosy picture and pointed out several standards which needed …
The State Administration and Veterans Affairs Interim Committee has oversight of the Commissioner of Political Practices. Candidates file their election forms with this office and follow the rules for fair campaigning. Many refer to the job as the “election cop.”
The State Administration and Veterans Affairs Interim Committee has oversight of the Commissioner of Political Practices. Candidates file their election forms with this office and follow the rules for fair campaigning. Many refer to the job as the “election cop.”
School bells are ringing locally and many little people and some parents have butterflies right now. Grandson Colton was very apprehensive about moving schools in Tucson earlier this month but found some comfort in having his second grade brother, Ethan, by his side. His biggest accomplishment when asked after the …
School bells are ringing locally and many little people and some parents have butterflies right now. Grandson Colton was very apprehensive about moving schools in Tucson earlier this month but found some comfort in having his second grade brother, Ethan, by his side. His biggest accomplishment when asked after the …
Montana's nickname of The Treasure State is touted on our flag with 'Oro Y Plata'-gold and silver, based on our mineral wealth. We have far more treasures in our state in the way of natural resources including wood products, oil and coal.
Montana's nickname of The Treasure State is touted on our flag with 'Oro Y Plata'-gold and silver, based on our mineral wealth. We have far more treasures in our state in the way of natural resources including wood products, oil and coal.
The financial audit for the state of Montana revealed some disturbing problems wednesday in front of the Legislative Audit Committee in Helena. The audit detailed that the Department of Administration does not have adequate internal controls to ensure accuracy of our finances, nor are they properly reviewed or issued in …
I used to read a book about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad to my fifth graders. It was a strange concept for them at the beginning of the book since kids think of a railroad as a set of tracks with a train running on the metal rails.
The legislature is one-third done with their business. Many bills have been tabled in committee with many good ones advancing through the process. Some you may want to watch at the www.leg.mt.gov site include:
Many Montanans don’t know that nonresident students subsidize the cost of our own children going to college. Legislators recognized this and wrote laws allowing the university system to waive nonresident tuition up to 2 percent of the previous year’s full-time enrollment numbers. University officials call this “tuition discounting” and know …
Now is the perfect time to travel the Swan Valley. The numerous deer usually on the road are now aware of hunting season and very scarce. The three-point buck I passed on the way to Helena must have sensed that I wasn’t carrying a rifle as he stood next to …
Now is the perfect time to travel the Swan Valley. The numerous deer usually on the road are now aware of hunting season and very scarce. The three-point buck I passed on the way to Helena must have sensed that I wasn’t carrying a rifle as he stood next to …
Now is the perfect time to travel the Swan Valley. The numerous deer usually on the road are now aware of hunting season and very scarce. The three-point buck I passed on the way to Helena must have sensed that I wasn’t carrying a rifle as he stood next to …
