Montana legislators have killed a bill that would pay benefits to firefighters who develop cancer or other diseases in the line of duty. KTVQ.com reports they have fought for benefits like those that would have been provided in Senate Bill 72 for years, but some state lawmakers claim those benefits aren’t necessary, arguing that firefighters knew the risks when they took the job...
A bill has been proposed that would make cuts to county attorney budgets across the state, according to the Billings Gazette. If changes to the criminal code are not made, Yellowstone County Attorney Scott Twito said the bill would stop state contributions to county attorney budgets, effectively cutting Twito’s budget in half...
Sen. Jon Tester introduced a bill on Wednesday that would make it easier for doctors to complete their medical residency in rural communities. It’s called the “Restoring Rural Residencies Act”. The bill addresses a complaint long held by residency programs that the U...
The Clinton 2016 presidential campaign office is opening in Billings today, just in time for a visit from President Clinton. Hillary Clinton is running to be the 45th US president, but Bill Clinton, the 42nd US president, is coming to Billings at the end of the week...
There’s more to this year’s Montana ballots than you think.
A ballot initiative committing Montanans to providing $200 million to private medical research is considered by some to be bad medicine for state’s infrastructure. Organized labor and some legislators came out strongly against Initiative 181 on Monday...