Fate of wilderness area faces widespread stakeholding
In Missoula the Great Burn conservation debate pits hikers skiers and historians against ATV riders archaeologists and politicians over the Hoodoo Recommended Wilderness Area spanning Montana and Idaho. Forest plans for Nez Perce Clear water and Lolo national forests push toward divergent directions with public comment deadlines set for January.
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B Chaney
Stan Spencer
Montana
Idaho
Missoula
Great Burn
Daphne Herling
Great Burn Conservation Alliance
Great Burn Study Group
Band of
Superior
Lolo Pass
U.S. Forest Service
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
Lolo National Forest
Herling
Nez Perce-Clearwater
Lolo Forest
National Forest
Montana Senator objects to VA marker policy over medallions
Sen. Steve Davies objects to a federal directive banning medal medallions on VA headstones in Montana cemeteries. In a Jan. 22 letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, he says removal harms memory of World War II veterans from the First Special Service Force and seeks rescission and a full congressional explanation.
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Steve Davies
Montana Republican
Department of Veterans Affairs
Denis McDonough
Army
Montana
NCA
Congress
Veterans Affairs/National Cemetery Administration
DPHHS reports near elimination of contracts backlog
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services says it has nearly finished finalizing overdue contracts with public health and behavioral health providers. Despite progress the backlog caused delayed payments, layoffs, and stalled services for more than 200 contractors, with 700 contracts due for review last year.
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Montana
Department of Public Health and Human Services
Charlie Brereton
Children, Families, Health and Human Services
Brereton
EFF Health News
State Health Department
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