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Why MBBS students on COVID-19 duty dont get minimum wages The Prime Ministers Office had announced a slew of measures, such as postponing NEET-PG exams by at least four months to make a large number of qualified doctors available for pandemic duty, pressing medical interns into service Vidya S | May 6, 2021 | Updated 21:55 IST Himachal Pradesh government announced that fourth and fifth year MBBS students, contractual doctors, and junior and residents will be given an incentive of Rs 3,000 per ...

Why MBBS students on COVID-19 duty dont get minimum wages The Prime Ministers Office had announced a slew of measures, such as postponing NEET-PG exams by at least four months to make a large number of qualified doctors available for pandemic duty, pressing medical interns into service Vidya S | May 6, 2021 | Updated 21:55 IST Himachal Pradesh government announced that fourth and fifth year MBBS students, contractual doctors, and junior and residents will be given an incentive of Rs 3,000 per ...

Democratic lawmakers in a report released Monday blasted a Republican-led probe into the judiciary, calling the GOPs investigation an attempt to undermine an independent branch of government. The Select Committee on Judicial Transparency and Accountability, formed by Republicans last month to investigate the judiciary over GOP allegations of misusing of state resources, failure to retain public records and judicial bias, released its report last week, signed by Republican chair Sen. Greg Her...

State GOP attacks MT Supreme Court in mailer Chief Justice McGrath responds to questions MTN News and last updated 2021-05-03 19:41:04-04 HELENA — The state Republican Party has sent a mailer attacking the Montana Supreme Court, saying the court needs to be investigated for “questionable activities” related to lobbying and its release of documents. The mailer, sent late last week, is the latest salvo in the GOP’s assault on the reputation of the Montana judiciary – an e...

State GOP attacks Montana Supreme Court in mailer Chief Justice McGrath responds to questions The state Republican Party has sent a mailer attacking the Montana Supreme Court, saying the court needs to be investigated for “questionable activities” related to lobbying and its release of documents. By: Mike Dennison and last updated 2021-05-03 19:00:12-04 HELENA — The state Republican Party has sent a mailer attacking the Montana Supreme Court, saying the court need...

The last day of the state Legislature proved a rollercoaster day for Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Chris Abbott. Twice on Thursday lawmakers voted down his confirmation, first in committee and then again on the Senate floor. But after Democrats reversed course on another bill limiting the states liability when someone falls ill with COVID-19, Republicans later gave way and confirmed Abbott on a 27-23 vote. "I haven’t slept a lot the last couple days," Abbott said after the fi...

Montana Republicans Plan For Ongoing Investigation Of The Judiciary As the 2021 legislative session winds down, Montana Republican lawmakers are putting the pieces in place to ensure they can continue their investigation into the judicial branch. Republican lawmakers are planning to spend $285,000 over the next two years to fund a special committee investigating alleged bias and misconduct among judges and state Supreme Court Justices. Republicans amended legislative rules to allow the committe...

The legislative committee formed by Republicans to probe the judicial branch released a draft of its initial report Wednesday, outlining concerns raised by the GOP in recent weeks and providing a list of recommendations for the Legislature to consider.  The Select Committee on Judicial Transparency and Accountability is scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. Thursday to discuss the report and take public comment, Sen. Greg Hertz, a Republican from Polson who chairs the committee, said Wednesday.  Th...

recreational marijuana, and GOP priorities with social policy and tax cuts. Those social priorities include a pair of bills about transgender youth. Senators last Tuesday indefinitely postponed consideration of House Bill 427 from Rep. John Fuller, R-Whitefish, which would have barred doctors from providing gender-affirming surgeries to minors who have gender dysphoria. Eight Republicans joined Democrats in that vote to stop the policy moving forward. Another bill that would bar transgender g...

MT Supreme Court justices address investigatory committee Dems denounce inquiry as partisan attack on judges MTN News By: Mike Dennison and last updated 2021-04-19 23:25:24-04 HELENA — All seven Montana Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared – virtually – before a legislative committee investigating potential judicial bias, to say they’ve taken no position on new laws that may come before them in a constitutional challenge. The appearance also came just th...