Heated Montana hearing on gender care bill faces long debate
A five hour hearing on Senate Bill 99 drew about 150 testified from Montana and beyond. Supporters argued for protecting minors from gender modifying care while opponents warned of legal challenges and civil rights concerns as lawmakers weighed the measure amid a supermajority Republican Senate.
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John Fuller
Butte High students learn CPR in health class
Butte High health students received CPR training with compression only resuscitation and AED use led by EMTs, firefighters, and a nurse. The program began after a 2022 district outreach and aims to certify students in CPR to empower quick lifesaving actions.
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Kasey Faur
Kasey.faur
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Butte High School
Eric Zahler
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Butte-Silver Bow
Tal
Butte High
Dot Warner
Zahler
Meagan Thompson
Deanna Montoya
Cash Lab
St. James Healthcare
Jakoby Dessemaker
Rigley Vincent
Bill would let pharmacists prescribe for minor issues
Senate Bill 112 advances with a 32 to 17 vote to empower pharmacists to prescribe for minor medical issues not needing a new diagnosis. Sponsor Sen. Tom McGillvray says the measure is narrowly scoped and excludes controlled substances to improve rural access and save time and money. Supporters argue it reduces circuitous care and helps rural Montanans.
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Senate
Tom McGillvray
R-Billings
McGillvray
Montana hosts recovery symposium after Yellowstone flood
Disaster experts gather at Fort Harrison Helena for the Montana Recovery Resources Symposium to coordinate rebuilding after the June Yellowstone River flood. More than 100 representatives from FEMA, state agencies, and local governments discussed next steps for Gardiner Cooke City and other hard hit communities.
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Nolan
Lister
Helenair
Yellowstone River
Montana
U.S. Forest Service
Ment
Montana Department of Transportation
Greg Gianforte
Joe Biden
Gardiner
Yellowstone
Cooke City
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services
Fort Harrison
Helena
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Lewis and Clark County
Nolan Lister
Nolan.lister
EMA
Maona Ngwira
State Disaster and Emergency Orvices Department
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