MT: Welfare Reform
Benefits Change Would Hit Rural Montanans with Disabilities Hardest
HELENA, Mont. -- Rural people living with disabilities could feel the biggest impact from changes to the Social Security disability program. The …
Public Comment Open on MT Medicaid Expansion Work Requirements
HELENA, Mont. – The public has an opportunity to comment on changes to Medicaid expansion that allow Montana to implement work requirements for …
Report: Supporting Young Mont. Parents Boosts Two Generations
HELENA, Mont. — Parenting can be a challenge for even the most financially secure Montanans, but the hardships can be even greater for young …
Farm Bill Potentially Delayed by SNAP Work Provisions
HELENA, Mont. – Congress may not be able to finish a new farm bill by the end of the month, when the old one expires. One deadlock is a …
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 …
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Hurt Tribal Health Services
HELENA, Mont. – According to the Trump administration, states can impose work requirements on Native Americans who receive Medicaid - a move …
Analysis: GOP Health Bill Means Fewer Covered, Tax Breaks for Rich
HELENA, Mont. - Montana's millionaires could see an average tax cut of close to $40,000 a year if the American Health Care Act becomes law, according …
Summer Meals Helping Combat Academic Slide for MT Children
MISSOULA, Mont. – During the summer months, children need food assistance more than ever. One in five children in Montana lives in a food …
Report: Medicaid Cuts Would Hurt Montana's Kids
MISSOULA, Mont. – Medicaid is critical for providing health care to rural communities in Montana and nationwide – especially for children…
Military Spending Tops Trump's Priority List
HELENA, Mont. – President Donald Trump's call to increase military spending by $54 billion likely means cuts will be made to some politically-…
Some Rural Montana Hospitals Struggle To Survive
ENNIS, Mont. - Rural hospitals are the backbone of many small communities and experts say quite a few are in danger of closing if the government cuts …
Plans to Close Montana Developmental Center Generate Concern
BOULDER, Mont. - Today a committee appointed by the governor is meeting to discuss the transfer of 52 severely developmentally disabled people from …