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Medicaid/HMK recipients urged to update contact information

News from DPHHS  MONTANA — DPHHS preparing for healthcare coverage renewal process being later this year In anticipation of the federal public health emergency (PHE) ending soon, Department of Public Health and Human Services officials will soon launch an extensive outreach campaign to Mon...

Dave Roemer selected as superintendent of Glacier National Park Dave Roemer selected as superintendent of Glacier National Park

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Mike Reynolds recently announced the selection of David Roemer as superintendent of Glacier National Park. In this position, he will provide oversight of the staff and resources needed to manage the over o...

Legislative Notes

One of us is a Republican legislator representing rural Gallatin County. The other is a Democratic legislator representing the city of Missoula. Despite our political differences, we are committed to taking action to end the crisis at the Montana State Psychiatric Hospital at Warm Springs. The State Hospital...

Foster Care providers meet with governor Foster Care providers meet with governor

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HAMILTON — On May 10 in Hamilton, the governor led a roundtable discussion on foster care in Montana with local foster care families and providers. “Montana tragically has one of the highest numbers of children in foster care per capita in the na...

Montana streamflow forecasts increase after April precipitation adds to snowpack Montana streamflow forecasts increase after April precipitation adds to snowpack

News from USDA BOZEMAN — After nearly three months of waiting for typical winter weather, cool temperatures and precipitation finally arrived during April in Montana. Prior to April, northwest Montana had been the largest recipient of precipitation this water year. “Weather patterns shifted ...

DPHHS submits P-EBT Plan for 2021-22 school year

News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Adam Meier announced on May 13 the agency has submitted for federal approval a plan to receive Pandemic Electronic Transfer (P-EBT) benefits for the 2021-22 school year and thus making Summer 2022 P-EBT a reality. ...

Governor praises education board

News from the office of Governor Gianforte  RONAN — On May 12, Governor Greg Gianforte praised the Montana Board of Public Education (BPE) for streamlining educator licensing in the state. “Montana has long struggled to recruit and retain K-12 educators, and it’s impacted our s...

Governor receives 2022 Fire Briefing, proclaims ‘Wildfire Awareness Month’ Governor receives 2022 Fire Briefing, proclaims ‘Wildfire Awareness Month’

News from the Office of the Governor  HELENA — On May 2, Governor Greg Gianforte received the 2022 Fire Briefing from local, state, tribal, and federal agency administrators and fire management officers. “Folks around this table share a common goal: to protect our communities and nat...

Tester testifies: fights agains consolidation

News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — We made a lot of progress last week on our fight against consolidation in the agriculture industry. Consolidation in any industry is never good, and the ag industry is no exception. It means capitalism isn’t working, and in the meatpack...

DPHHS scales back COVID-19 data reporting

News from Montana DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials announced recently that due to the low level of COVID-19 transmission in Montana at this time, updates to the COVID-19 cases and vaccine dashboards will move to a weekly reporting cadence. Updates...


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