skip to main content
skip to newscasts

Friday, March 29, 2024

Public News Service Logo
facebook instagram linkedin reddit youtube twitter
view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

view newscast page
play newscast audioPlay

Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MT: Smoking Prevention

A bill in the Montana Legislature would overturn 11 local ordinances banning flavored vape products. (DedMityay/Adobe Stock)
Advocates Urge MT Lawmakers to Put Out Smoking Rollbacks

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana advocates fighting cancer are urging state lawmakers not to roll back anti-smoking policies this session. February is …

play audio
Some 30% of Montana high school-age kids say they currently use e-cigarettes, according to a 2019 survey. (Grispb/Adobe Stock)
As Youth Use Rises, MT Proposes Flavored E-Cigarette Ban

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana has proposed banning the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes as a way to curb the growing number of young people using …

play audio

As of Friday, the CDC is looking into 450 cases of a severe respiratory illness that could be linked to vaping. (lezinav/Adobe Stock)
Health Officials: 'Stop Vaping' After Possibly Related Deaths

HELENA, Mont. – As the number of deaths possibly linked to e-cigarettes climbs, health officials are urging people not to use them. State …

play audio
Backers of an initiative to fund Medicaid expansion say it also would cut down on smoking through a tax on tobacco products. (Healthy Montana campaign)
Initiative to Extend Medicaid Expansion Nears Ballot Qualification

HELENA, Mont. - Supporters of an initiative to extend Medicaid expansion through a tax on tobacco products will learn this month if it qualifies for …

play audio

A new report points to Montana's smoke-free laws in buildings as a good step toward cancer prevention. (Pixabay)
MT Takes Cancer-Prevention Steps; Still Work Ahead

HELENA, Mont. – Montana is making progress in helping people prevent cancer but still has room to improve, according to a new report. An …

play audio
Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …

play audio

Battery-Powered Smoking? MT Montana Encouraged to Ban New Cigarettes

HELENA, Mont. - Oregon is the first state to ban the sale of so-called electronic cigarettes, and some health advocates are calling for Montana to …

play audio
MT Health Groups Praise FDA Regulation of Tobacco

Helena, MT – Tobacco products may soon include a complete list of ingredients, and tobacco manufacturers would no longer be allowed to sell …

play audio

Study: MT Clean Air Act Expansion to Bars Won't Hurt Business

Helena, MT – Montana bars and casinos must post "no smoking" signs on Oct. 1, as outlined in the state's Clean Indoor Air Act. During the …

play audio
Montana’s Tobacco Quit Line Turns Five

Helena, MT – It's been five years, and almost 10,000 Montanans can brag about being tobacco-free. The Montana Tobacco Quit Line turns five …

play audio

Montana Churches Celebrate “Smokefree Sabbath”

Helena, MT – More than 50 Montana churches are celebrating a Smoke Free Sabbath weekend. Messages about the health threat of secondhand smoke …

play audio

 

Phone: 303.448.9105 Toll Free: 888.891.9416 Fax: 208.247.1830 Your trusted member- and audience-supported news source since 1996 Copyright © 2021