Government

News from DPHHS HELENA - The Department of Public Health and Human Services is seeking input from health care providers and other stakeholders as it begins developing Montana’s application for federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding. H.R. 1, passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, established a $50 billion fund for states with an approved rural health transformation plan, with $10 billion available annually from FY2026 through FY2030. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must award the funds by Dec. 31, 2025, and will likely require states to submit applications sometime this fall. “The Rural Health Transformation Program pre...

News from Upper Seven Law HELENA - On Monday, Beker Rengifo Del Castillo filed an action against the City of Whitefish and its employees for violating his constitutionally protected civil rights-. On April 24, 2025, Whitefish police officer Michael Hingiss pulled Beker over, purportedly for a broken ...

News from Russell Cleveland ST. REGIS — Russell Cleveland, Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Montana’s First Congressional District, proudly announced on Aug. 14 his full endorsement of the bipartisan Transparent Election Initiative, also known as “The Montana Plan,” a histo...

News from Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA ­— The Governor’s Office of Community Service announced that Montana has received $2,893,856 in funding from AmeriCorps. The total funding amount is granted to the Montana Commission on Community Service, the Governor-appointe...

News from Upper Seven Law  HELENA - On Wednesday morning, Jefferson County resident Jordan Williams challenged Governor Greg Gianforte’s appointment of Representative Marta Bertoglio as Director of the Montana Department of Commerce. At the time of her appointment, Bertoglio was a sitting mem...

News from Montana DPHHS MONTANA - The DPHHS Public Health and Safety Division (PHSD), along with the agency’s Family and Community Health Bureau, has once again secured a renewed national accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), extending its current accreditation status fo...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently joined the Montana Departments of Environmental Quality and Natural Resources and Conservation in urging the Trump administration to keep expanding coal production to increase the supply of affordable and reliable...

News from USDA LAKE COUNTY — This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used ...

News from WMCC HELENA — The Western Montana Conservation Commission (WMCC) today invited Montanans to celebrate the Fifth Annual Watercraft Inspector Appreciation Week from Aug. 4 to 8. Watercraft inspectors protect Montana’s waters by preventing the spread or introduction of aquatic invasiv...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte EAST HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently visited with Lewis and Clark County 4-H members in East Helena to learn more about the projects of the Last Chance Livestock club that are set to be shown at the county fair later this summer. Meeting with...