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Abortions in Montana increase alongside access to mailed medications
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (307+ words) After the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, three of Montana’s four neighboring states banned abortion, and the fourth, Wyoming, only has one clinic. Nurse Practitioner Helen Weems runs All Families Healthcare in Whitefish. “I used to do more primary care. And…...
Has the economy gone C-shaped?
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (665+ words) Today's economy is brought to you by… the letter K! Or is it C? Or … well, it depends on who you talk to about how the rich and poor are doing these days. This desire to Sesame Street the economy…...
Legislators subpoena Secretary of State for details on voter rolls sent to the feds
1+ week, 2+ day ago (265+ words) In a 10-1 bipartisan vote, legislators agreed they need to know what voter information Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen sent to the U.S. Department of Justice. The federal agency requested unredacted state voter rolls in 2025 to review. The State Administration and Veterans…...
Capitol dome restoration underway
2+ week, 2+ day ago (305+ words) Scaffolding stacks its way up to the roof of the Capitol building in Helena, where construction is in full swing. Funding for the building’s maintenance was appropriated by the 2023 and 2025 Legislatures. The roof and copper dome, at a cost of…...
Briefs: Gov. fills PSC seat; Court pauses new GOP bylaws; Meta settlement nets Montana $89 million
2+ week, 2+ day ago (435+ words) Governor fills utility commission seat left vacant after sexual harassment claims Gov. Greg Gianforte has picked a former public service commissioner to fill a temporarily vacant seat on the utility oversight board while a sitting commissioner is suspended for accusations…...
Psychiatry groups file complaints over Blue Cross reimbursement practices
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (255+ words) In July, the Montana Psychiatric Association started hearing that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana wasn’t fully reimbursing psychiatrists. Helena-based psychiatrist Julian Thorne sits on the association’s board. He explains that when a medical provider bills an insurance company,…...
Campaign spending, judicial elections initiatives to appear on November ballot
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (145+ words) Montana Public Radio Campaign spending, judicial elections initiatives to appear on November ballot The Secretary of State verified three ballot initiatives. The first is the “Montana Plan,” an initiative that would work around Citizens United and ban corporations from spending…...
Trump administration moves to open 45-million acres of forests to logging
3+ week, 4+ day ago (458+ words) Nearly 45-million acres of national forest lands that have been protected for 25 years could open up to logging. The Trump administration Tuesday proposed a new regulation that would remove what’s known as the “roadless rule.” MTPR’s Aaron Bolton spoke with…...
Judge blocks attorney general's attempt to disqualify two Republican candidates
3+ week, 4+ day ago (336+ words) Nine days before ballots get finalized, Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued a legal opinion that, in practice, would disqualify Republican Reps. Llew Jones and Steve Fitzpatrick from their races. Fitzpatrick, the current House Majority Leader, said this is all partisan…...