The manhunt for accused killer and carjacker Branden Meismer enters its third day today in the rugged hills north of Helena. Warrant issued for $1.5 million.
Republican Scott Walker's plan for repealing and replacing President Barack Obama's health care law hinges on what many see as a nearly insurmountable obstacle — getting 60 votes in the Senate.
Sanders County Sheriff Tom Rummell told KGVO News that there was an accidental shooting on Wednesday evening, and one person was killed. No names have been released, and the incident is under investigation.
Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen said on Thursday she was relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to continue federal health insurance subsidies to over 41,000 Montanans.
The Supreme Court's 6-3 King v. Burwell decision this morning, June 25, will allow Affordable Care Act subsidies to continue to flow to states that did not set up their own exchanges. The decision has brought praise and disdain from various sectors of Montana politics.
In a major victory for the Obama administration, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in the King v. Burwell case upholding the tax subsidies in the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
On Thursday, Senator Steve Daines took to the Senate floor to blast the rising costs of Obamacare in Montana, as insurers across the state have asked for double-digit increases in premiums for 2016.
Thousands of Montanans were shocked to hear a report on Wednesday that all three of the insurance companies involved in Montana's federally run health insurance marketplace had asked for premium increases averaging over 30 percent in 2016.
The office of Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen announced yesterday that a computer glitch in Healthcare dot gov has led to an extension in signing up for mandatory health insurance.
As federal officials released today the final number of Montanans who bought 2015 health insurance through healthcare.gov, Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen announced that the deadline to sign up for health insurance on the exchange has been extended due to a computer glitch.