Daily News Roundup
March 13, 2024
State Of The Union Riles Daines: Tester and Daines Both Urge President to Address Southern Border Crisis
By Denise Rivette Yesterday, Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference slamming President Joe Biden’s skewed priorities during his State of the Union address. Watch Daines’ remarks
2024 Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest Open to Elementary Students
By Denise Rivette The 2024 Montana Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest is now accepting entries, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. The contest is open to elementary school students across Montana who are invited to submit artwork showing their appreciation for Montana law enforcement officers who risk their lives every day to keep our communities safe.
Maximus in Montana - Gianforte Administration First Replaced Local Services With This Global Company in 2022
From ‘Safe Harbor’ to Stranded Montana ended its relationship with a longstanding nonprofit that ran a recovery and monitoring program for health professionals, turning to a global company to fill the void. Health care providers say the new program is hurting more than helping.
Concerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes
By Harris Meyer for KFF Health News Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at the facility, then owned by a not-for-profit organization, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.
Global Company Prepares to Take on Statewide Public Assistance Contract
By Mara Silvers for Montana Free Press A global private company is beginning to release details about how it plans to handle its new $15 million state contract to deliver employment assistance and training for some Montanans who receive public food, cash and refugee resettlement assistance.
State Health Department Says State Expanding Employee Training Services
By Nicole Girten for the Daily Montanan The state health department says it’s expanding access for low-income Montanans who need help getting employee training with a new out-of-state contractor. But a former contractor, who could have been tapped as a subcontractor to serve Butte, says it will still have to close its doors.
Lawmakers Say They Might Have to Consider Additional Space at Montana State Prison
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan The plan to replace the low-security inmate housing at the Montana State Prison now includes blueprints of what the new facilities will look like, and costs for the project are coming in at or under the $156 million budget, planning and construction officials told an interim committee tracking the project on Tuesday.