MBPC Staff

Montana had the highest suicide rate in the country. Then budget cuts hit.

NBC News WOLF POINT, Mont. — Mourners in this small town in northeast Montana, where a strip of appliance shops and bars are dwarfed by vast ranches, packed into a church this month to...

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When back-to-school means back-to-school food access

As our Instagram and Facebook feeds fill up with first day of school pictures, children around the state are loading up in a big, yellow school buses, excited and anxious to start a new school year....

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Guest Blog: On the cost of being a Griz

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The McKinney-Vento Assistance Act: Supporting the Success of Homeless Students

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Guest Blog: 2016 State-Tribal Policy Symposium reflections

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New Data Shows Many Richland County Families Struggling to Find Affordable Housing

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Map ranks county rental rates

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Suicide Rates in Montana are Unacceptably High, Especially Among American Indians

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The Farm Bill Expired. What comes next?

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Traditional Tobacco, Commercial Tobacco and I-185

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Montana League of Cities and Towns Presentation

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MBPC presents at Montana League of Cities and Towns conference: How state budget cuts have impacted local governments

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