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Candidate filing for statewide office closes at 5 p.m. on March 14. Here’s who filed to run for statewide office in and around Cascade County.

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services A record number of Montanans are enrolled in the state’s expanded health coverage program for low-income adults. More than 9 percent of the states population is enrolled in the program. Enrollment in Montana’s Medicaid expansion climbed to record levels this spring after rising since early 2020. Nearly 99,000 Montanans were enrolled as of the latest data in April. The last time enrollment peaked was in the fall of 2018 with 96,656 Mon...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A record number of Montanans are enrolled in the state’s...

Montana Capitol in Helena. Montana lawmakers have accepted Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte’s changes to a bill preventing businesses and government agencies from denying people services or employment because of vaccination status. The president of the Montana Hospital Association remains worried the policy will upend provider safety procedures. Lawmakers have agreed with the governor’s amendment that removes the prohibition on long-term care facilities mandating staff vaccinations. Under ...

Montana lawmakers approve governors changes to vaccine bill AMY BETH HANSON The bill would prohibit employers from requiring vaccinations as a condition of employment. The Montana Hospital Association and other health care organizations argued that the bill could leave them unable to screen potential employees and would prohibit them from requiring vaccines of employees who have direct contact with patients and the public. They said the bill could lead to all employees having to wear masks and ...

By AMY BETH HANSONApril 29, 2021 GMT HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have approved amendments proposed by Gov. Greg Gianforte to a bill aimed at preventing discrimination based on a person’s vaccine status that appear to try to address concerns about the bill raised by health care organizations. The bill would prohibit employers from requiring vaccinations as a condition of employment. The Montana Hospital Association and other health care organizations argued that the bill could le...

Despite Montana’s health care industry warning that masks and visitation restrictions at medical facilities could become permanent, House Republicans passed a bill Monday that would prevent hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities from requiring any type of immunizations for staff, visitors or patients. While indicating they had read House Bill 702 as doing just that, two influential GOP lawmakers in the House stood up to speak in favor of the bill, saying they had gotten assu...

Montana House endorses bill to let public request election to overturn health board orders By: Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-04-09 20:28:20-04 HELENA — The Montana House has endorsed a bill that would let the public ask for an election to change local health boards’ actions. It’s the latest of a series of bills debated this session that would put boundaries around the authority of health boards and officers. Senate Bill 108, sponsored by Sen. Doug Kary, ...

MT House endorses bill to let public request election to overturn health board orders The Montana House has endorsed a bill that would let the public ask for an election to change local health boards’ actions. By: Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-04-09 19:16:21-04 HELENA — The Montana House has endorsed a bill that would let the public ask for an election to change local health boards’ actions. It’s the latest of a series of bills debated this session...

MT House endorses bill that would allow elections to overturn health board orders By: Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-04-10 13:50:08-04 HELENA — The Montana House has endorsed a bill that would let the public ask for an election to change local health boards’ actions. It’s the latest of a series of bills debated this session that would put boundaries around the authority of health boards and officers. Senate Bill 108, sponsored by Sen. Doug Kary, R-Billing...