Vacuum in Montana mental health care deepens as closures bite
Western Montana Mental Health Center faced Medicaid driven cuts since 2017, closing an outpatient clinic in Livingston in 2018 and a crisis center this spring, shrinking state capacity. The nonprofit’s financial woes, staffing strains, and mismanagement claims left rural Montana without essential crisis care, with private clinics, the Montana State Hospital, and policymakers under scrutiny for lasting reform.
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Montana Standard
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Western Montana Mental Health Center
Lyn Ankelman
Butte’s first scientific optician arrives in 1888
An itinerant Russian optometrist named Dr David S Harmon visited Butte in March and April 1888 during ten day tours. He introduced devices like the Otimator and Duplex Eye Illuminator and promoted a vision chart with symbols. Harmon's work drew on training after fleeing Russia and used testimonials in local papers to gain patients.
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David S. Harmon
Harmon
Hermann von Helmholtz
Polytechnic University of
St. Petersburg
Freemasons
America
Russia
United States
Napton Block
Granite Street
Napton
Montana charter school debate shifts in Legislature
Gov. Greg Gianforte defended public education while two charter bills move through Montana's 2023 session. HB 549 would regulate charter schools like public schools. HB 562 would allow schools outside those rules. Both face Senate hearing on April 17 as advocates push for more choice in education.
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Greg Gianforte
Montana
Gianforte
House Education Committee
Senate
Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee
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