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Unsheltered people are losing Medicaid in redetermination mix-ups

KALISPELL — On a cold February morning at the Flathead Warming Center, Tashya Evans waited for help with her Medicaid application as others at the shelter got ready for the day in this northwestern Montana city. Evans said she lost Medicaid coverage in September because she hadn’t received paperwork after moving from Great Falls, Montana. […] The post Unsheltered people are losing Medicaid in redetermination mix-ups appeared first on Daily Montanan.

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Authorities nab kidnapping suspect after victim escapes in Columbia Falls

Adam Joel Whiteman was being held in the county jail on Monday as prosecutors filed one count of felony kidnapping and misdemeanor counts of partner or family member assault and escape against him in Flathead County District Court.

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Modular housing advocates skeptical of new development outside Belgrade

A new modular housing development outside Belgrade is calling itself an “affordable housing solution” for Bozeman. But manufactured home resident advocates worry prices are already high and could go up–

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GOP appoints Dems to new judicial oversight committee

Up to three members of the public can also apply to be non-voting, ad hoc members.

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Embattled lawyer, no longer on staff with Montana Public Defender, charged with theft

A lawyer who admitted she tried to take possession of a house without its owner’s permission is no longer a staff attorney for the Montana Office of the Public Defender. However, Scotti Ramberg, whose last day with the Missoula office was March 8, is working on contract with the Office of the Public Defender. In […] The post Embattled lawyer, no longer on staff with Montana Public Defender, charged with theft appeared first on Daily Montanan.

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Democrats picked for judicial oversight committee; leadership maintains they won't participate

Montana’s Senate president on Friday announced the appointment of three House Republicans and five Senate Democrats to the Republicans’ newly created select committee on judicial oversight and invited House Democrats to join, but the Democrats said it’s still highly unlikely they participate, calling the committee an attack on the judicial branch and saying it is […] The post Democrats picked for judicial oversight committee; leadership maintains they won’t participate appeared first on Daily Mo

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GOP appoints Dems to new judicial oversight committee

Up to three members of the public can also apply to be non-voting, ad hoc members.

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Montana Republicans continue to fail upward

A few weeks ago, I interviewed Tammi Fisher, the former Republican mayor of Kalispell who now does a podcast called “Montana Values.” In one of the episodes of that podcast, Fisher and her co-host Mickey talk about how the current Republican party in Montana has gotten in the habit of ignoring, and sometimes even rewarding, […] The post Montana Republicans continue to fail upward appeared first on Daily Montanan.

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Shannon O'Brien: We can do better for our kids

Sen. Shannon O’Brien, D-Missoula, is a candidate for Montana superintendent of schools.

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After 'staggering' loss in Medicaid coverage, insurance campaign launches in Montana

A record number of people are using services at the Missoula Food Bank and Community Center, and medical costs are the No. 2 reason they need help, according to the food bank director. “Thirty percent are saying medical costs are the reason they are experiencing food insecurity today,” said Amy Allison-Thompson, executive director of the […] The post After ‘staggering’ loss in Medicaid coverage, insurance campaign launches in Montana appeared first on Daily Montanan.

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