Daily News Roundup
June 27 and 28, 2024
Bison Birthday Bash Saturday at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary
Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Open Invitation June is Bison Birthday Month at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary! Our Bison Birthday Party is Saturday, June 29th. Join in as we celebrate Speedy’s 23rd birthday. The day will be filled with activities for kids, special enrichment for the animals, and our annual Bison-Pie Bingo. YWS will have birthday cake for all guests. For those who are hungry, Samurai Sues Everyday Foods will be selling lunch.
Congress Passes Tester's Bipartisan Bill to Boost Resources for Montana’s Local Fire Departments
By Denise Rivette On June 18, Congress took a significant step in supporting local fire departments across the country by passing the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S. 870), which was co-sponsored by Senator Jon Tester. Senator Steve Daines voted in favor, as did Representatives Matt Rosendale and Ryan Zinke for the House version. It now awaits President Biden’s signature. Upon the president’s signature, the continuation of the
Biden and Trump Trade Insults, Accusations of Lying in Acrimonious Presidential Debate
By Jennifer Shutt and Jacob Fischler for States Newsroom President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump pitched to undecided voters Thursday night during the first debate of the presidential campaign — trading insults over their policy differences, immigration and who represents a threat to democracy.
Wild of Wonder! Wild of Wondra!
Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Press Release Red Lodge Sculptor, Lee Kern, captured the likeness of one of Red Lodge’s most famous and adored residents. The Sanctuary will dedicate this sculpture of Speedy, the American Bison, on June 29, 2024, at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary. The brief ceremony begins at 10:15 AM, just after the Sanctuary opens for Bison Birthday Bash.
Stabenow Says GOP Farm Bill is ‘Not Balanced’ and Won’t Pass Through the US Senate
By Lucy Valeski and Susan Demas for States Newsroom LANSING, Michigan —The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s version of the farm bill will not get support from U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, who leads the Senate committee responsible for handling the appropriations bill.
State Organizations Request Health Department Investment Following Medicaid Redetermination
By Nicole Girten for the Daily Montanan Thousands of Montanans lost Medicaid coverage, not because they weren’t eligible, but due to “unapproachable and unmanageable” administrative barriers at the state health department. That’s according to a letter signed by 66 national and state organizations sent to Governor Greg Gianforte last week asking him to include money to add additional staff to the Department of Public Health and Human Services and update outdated software, among other requests, in his budget proposal for the 2027 biennium.
Republican Legislative Leadership Files Amicus Brief in Housing Bill Lawsuit
By Nicole Girten for the Daily Montanan Republican legislative leadership filed a brief earlier this week with the Montana Supreme Court requesting the court overturn a temporary block placed on two housing bills by a lower court. In the amicus, or “friend of the court” brief, the lawmakers say the court should do away with the temporary hold on the bills passed through the 2023 legislature because the courts overstepped the legislature’s authority, “weighing in on policy choices using unsupported or contested factual assertions and speculative opinions.”
Rosendale Takes Aim at IVF and The Military
By Darrell Ehrlick for the Daily Montanan In a video posted Tuesday afternoon, Representative Matt Rosendale, a Republican from Montana, said that taxpayers fund more “child deaths than Planned Parenthood.” The message is part of a series of social media posts and press releases that demonstrate the lame-duck, far-right politician’s hard-line on the subject of
Montana Offers $15.8M in One-Time Grants for Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities
By: Keila Szpaller for the Daily Montanan The state of Montana is offering more money to support capacity for community-based residential providers offering behavioral health care or developmental disability services — $15.8 million in one-time grants, the Governor’s Office announced Monday.
Rate of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After ‘Roe’ Was Overturned
By Aaron Bolton, MTPR HELENA, Mont. — Sophia Ferst remembers her reaction to learning that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade: She needed to get sterilized. Within a week, she asked her provider about getting the procedure done. Ferst, 28, said she has always known she doesn’t want kids. She also worries about getting pregnant as the result of a sexual assault then being unable to access abortion services. “That’s not a crazy concept anymore,” she said.