MT: Poverty Issues
MT health care workers vote on large pay increase
A group of health-care workers in Montana will learn tomorrow whether their new union contract has been ratified. The tentative deal, between SEIU 7…
Helena ups efforts to track, shelter homeless Montanans
Helena is stepping up efforts to track its homeless population. The number of people living without shelter has risen sharply since the city started …
MT Tribes grapple with crippling suicide rate
By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Big Sky Connection reporting for the KFF Health News/Public News …
MT Indigenous group creates app to increase voter turnout
A Native American advocacy group is making a big push to get out the Indigenous vote in this year's elections. It is hiring field organizers across …
Montana researchers awarded $12.3 million grant for tuberculosis vaccine
Researchers at the University of Montana have been awarded more than more than $12 million from the National Institutes of Health to continue their wo…
Fair housing advocates concerned over changes to MT tenant law
A key change to Montana's Landlord Tenant Act is causing concern among people who advocate for affordable housing. The Legislature shortened the …
Healthy Kids Study Shows Dramatic Lack of Montana Child Care
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count Data Book ranks Montana 18th nationally in overall child well-being. The just-released numbers showed …
Housing Advocates Push Back on GOP Budget Bill
Advocates for Montana's most vulnerable residents are pushing back on a budget plan passed by the U.S. House, saying it would have disastrous …
Retired MT Attorneys Provide Pro Bono Legal Advice
For their next act in life, retired attorneys in Montana are providing free legal advice on civil matters over the phone. The Second Act Justice …
In Housing Crisis, Montanans with Criminal Records Face Higher Hurdles
It's hard for almost anyone to find housing in Montana right now, but the barriers are even higher for people with criminal records. Low …
Report: MT 20th in Child Well-Being; Mental Health Remains an Issue
Montana ranks in the upper half of states for child wellbeing, according to an annual report. But mental health among young people remains a concern…
New Tool Offers Legal Resources for Common Issue: Debt Collection
A new website is helping Montanans answer tricky legal questions about debt. The Montana Legal Services Association has launched MontanaDebtOptions.…