May 2017
Wonky Word: Healthy Montana Kids & CHIP
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and today is National School Nurse Day. So we thought today would be a great day to recap CHIP and the...
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This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and today is National School Nurse Day. So we thought today would be a great day to recap CHIP and the...
Read moreAs we discussed last week the House Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill is harmful to families, workers, and Montana’s economy as a whole. The...
Read moreWhile Montana still is without a congressional representative, the House is poised to vote on a bill tomorrow, which could result in 259,000 Montanans...
Read moreMaybe it’s our relative isolation and inability to easily access sufficient mental and behavior healthcare. Or maybe it’s the elevation or the...
Read moreWith less than two weeks remaining in the legislative session, the state budget is far from ready for the governor’s signature. Last week,...
Read moreNow that spring is in the air, 2016 seems like a long time ago. But it took until today – April 4th – for women to finally earn as much money as a...
Read moreToday, the legislative fiscal division (LFD) released its weekly general fund status sheet, providing us a glimpse at where we stand with general fund...
Read moreSenate Finance & Claims met on Tuesday to take executive action on HB 2. You can find all the amendments online here (third tab). The Legislative...
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