Midweek News Roundup

December 12, 2024

Federal wildland firefighters earn as little as $15 per hour, with entry level positions earning just less than $27,000 per year, according to Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, an advocacy group. (Photo by U.S. Forest Service)

Wildland Firefighter Pay Raises Could Vanish Without Action by Congress Within Days

A Man Radicalized by Healthcare Statistics

Member Recruitment for the Rangeland Resource Committee

Montana Supreme Court Upholds Injunction Against Gender-Affirming Care Ban Pending Trial

Group Petitions Fish and Wildlife Service to Revise Grizzly Recovery Plan Based on New Report

U.S. House Passes Defense Bill Barring Trans Medical Coverage for Service Members’ Kids

Commentary: Healing in a post-election world

Second Amendment Groups Say Armed Man Across from Grade School Should be Exonerated

Solutions Already Exist in Montana to Help Ease Affordable Housing Crunch

Republican U.S. Senator Tom Cotton Blocks Press Freedom Bill Trump Said GOP ‘Must Kill’

Unpacking a ‘Uniquely Mysterious’ Development Proposal in Paradise Valley

Federal Judge Halts Dreamers’ Brand-New Access to ACA Enrollment in 19 States

Former Montana Health Staffer Rebukes Oversight Rules as a Hospital ‘Wish List’

F&S Fresh Foods is recalling Mediterranean Inspired Party Tray 22 oz. Sold in Smith's Stores

Voluntary Product Recall Notification – Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kits Sold at Sam's Club Due to Cucumber Ingredient Linked to Baloian Farms Recall

Commentary: An Open Letter to Senator-Elect Sheehy

Going It Alone: Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

DNRC Offering Grants for Irrigation, Watershed Management and Other Projects

USDA Launches National Testing of Milk From Dairy Farms to Track Bird Flu Outbreak

Nine States Poised to End Coverage for Millions if Medicaid Funding Cut

Gianforte Taps Department of Agriculture Director to Lead FWP

Lagniappe

A poem by Pete Critelli