Seaborn Larson

1 day ago | firehouse.com | Seaborn Larson

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte last week vetoed a bill to identify post-traumatic stress disorder among police, firefighters and emergency care providers as an eligible claim for workers’ compensation. The governor's decision followed outreach from commerce and insurance groups urging him to reject the change in policy, much of which he released alongside his veto letter. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 394 from Sen.

2 days ago | helenair.com | Seaborn Larson

Montana's behavioral health system build-out is zeroing in on Billings as the site of a new facility for criminal defendants in need of intense psychiatric treatment. Since before Montana's statehood, the state hospital for patients with severe psychiatric needs has been anchored in Warm Springs between Butte and Deer Lodge. That's a long haul for most of the state, particularly the eastern side where behavioral health services are sparse.

2 days ago | wvnews.com | Seaborn Larson

Montana's behavioral health system build-out is zeroing in on Billings as the site of a new facility for criminal defendants in need of intense psychiatric treatment. Since before Montana's statehood, the state hospital for patients with severe psychiatric needs has been anchored in Warm Springs between Butte and Deer Lodge. That's a long haul for most of the state, particularly the eastern side where behavioral health services are sparse.

4 days ago | bozemandailychronicle.com | Seaborn Larson

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Friday his office has launched an investigation into Lee Enterprises after a cyber attack on company systems earlier this year that compromised the personal data of nearly 40,000 employees and subscribers. Lee Enterprises is a Davenport, Iowa-based media company that owns five newspapers in Montana: The Helena Independent Record, Billings Gazette, Missoulian, Montana Standard and Ravalli Republic.

4 days ago | helenair.com | Carly Graf |Seaborn Larson |Victoria Eavis

With only a little more than a week to spare until the start of a new fiscal year, Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday signed off on the state’s primary $16.5 billion two-year budget bill, advancing all but $31 million worth of the spending priorities tucked into it by the 2025 Legislature. House Bill 2 is the state's main spending measure. It funds government operations, chiefly agencies and their programs, through a mix of federal and state dollars.