Daily News Roundup
February 26 and 27, 2024
Monthly Weather and Drought Update
Nick Vertz and Ted Jamba of the National Weather Service gave an update on the past month’s weather and future outlook. As you can see on the map below, our local area snow pack is currently about 64% of normal.
HOW TO ADJUST THE FREQUENCY OF EMAILS/ALERTS FROM MONTANA INDEPENDENT NEWS and Other Substack Publications
As you can see from the screenshots demonstrating how to control how often you receive information from me, I, too, have to fine tune the stream of information coming at me. Montana Independent News (MIN) offers three options for delivery: Each article as it is published (can be as many as a dozen, but usually 4 to 7)
Tester, Rounds Introduce Resolution to Overturn Biden Administration Decision Allowing Beef Imports from Paraguay
By Denise Rivette As part of Senator Jon Tester’s continued efforts to work with his Republican counterparts, to support American ranchers and to ensure the safety of consumers, he along with Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) today officially filed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would overturn the Biden Administration’s recent decision to lift a long-standing ban on beef imports from Paraguay.
RECALL ALERT: Eye Lubricant Recall
By Denise Rivette On February 16, Brassica Pharma Pvt. Ltd. voluntarily sent out a recall notice for eye ointment products with expiration date ranging from February 2024 to September 2025. The products are being recalled due to lack of sterility assurance at the facility noted during an inspection conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Carbon County Law Enforcement Blotter
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE = 327 DISTURBANCE = 5 WELFARE CHECK = 5 MEDICALS = 19 ACTIVE ALARMS = 12 TRAFFIC COMPLAINT = 3 February 19 A man reported that he and his wife were receiving threats from a man out of county. RLPD officer took a report and provided the man with the appropriate agency’s contact information so that he can obtain a protection order through them.
Montana Supreme Court overturns district court, restores permit for mine near Smith River
By: Darrell Ehrlick for the Daily Montana The Montana Supreme Court on Monday overturned a district court decision that blocked a proposed 1,888-acre mine near Sheep Creek, which feeds into the Smith River watershed. In a split 5-to-2 decision, Justice Beth Baker wrote for the majority of the court that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality relied on expert resources when considering the mine and remediation, and that it was not court’s role to substitute its judgment for that of the agency experts who concluded the project was safe.
Health care workers push for their own confidential mental health treatment
by Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses. Too often, health care workers wait to seek counseling or addiction treatment, causing their work and patient care to suffer, said Jean Branscum, CEO of the Montana Medical Association, an industry group representing doctors.
U.S. Justice Department Files Statement in Lawsuit Concerning Unnecessary Law Enforcement Responses to Mental Health Emergencies
By Denise Rivette The Justice Department on February 22 filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the District’s reliance on police officers as the default responders to mental health emergencies violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Horse Sedative Use Among Humans Spreads in Deadly Mixture of ‘Tranq’ and Fentanyl
By Sam Ogozalek, Tampa Bay Times in conjunction with KFF Health News TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Andrew McClave Jr. loved to lift weights. The 6-foot-4-inch bartender resembled a bodybuilder and once posed for a photo flexing his muscles with former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan.
Land, Wealth and Higher Education
by Alex Sakariassen for Montana Free Press For more than a century, thousands of acres of land expropriated from Montana’s Indigenous peoples have been managed to generate revenue for Montana State University and other campuses. Among them is this roughly two-acre parcel along Missoula’s Reserve Street corridor, advertised as available for lease by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Credit: Alex Sakariassen / MTFP