MBPC in the News

Montana’s stubborn childcare conundrum

Alex Sakariassen, May 22, 2024 - Montana Free Press and Open Campus Lauren Cochrane, 34, perched at the head of a long wooden table, phone in hand, checking her workday schedule out loud. One...

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MT sees nation's highest percentage of kids losing Medicaid

Mark Moran - May 9, 2024 - Public News Service More than 4 million children nationwide were removed from Medicaid and CHIP health coverage by the end of 2023 as the government reset the programs...

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Montana records largest drop in childhood Medicaid coverage from pre-pandemic figures, study shows

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Health department provides redetermination data, but glaring questions remain

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Montana taxes shifting away from wealthiest residents, new report says

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Republicans shoot down interim proposal to write comprehensive childcare bill package

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Median sales hit another record high in Missoula, but volume down for third year

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Native American Communities Have the Highest Suicide Rates, Yet Interventions Are Scarce

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