Here’s this week’s reading list. Enjoy the sunshine. NPR: $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance? Huge spikes are coming Reuters: Judge orders halt to new construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center NPR: Walmart says tariff costs are rising ‘each week’ Associated Press: CDC employees getting final termination notices, union says NPR: Are ‘COVID kindergartners’ ready for school? The Washington Post: Secretary of Defense Pete
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Enjoy the weekend Great Falls, here’s this week’s reading list. Associated Press: All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC says Associated Press: Measles vaccine rates drop in hundreds of US counties after pandemic The Washington Post: Pentagon inquiry into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal usage explores whether he, or an aide, shared military attack plans Pew Research: State and
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Today, April 17, 2025 is The Electric’s 100th consecutive day of publishing. That’s a substantial amount of content and work, even if it was just one story a day, but, during that time The Electric published 313 stories, with at least a few more to go on this 100th day. Some of those stories are based on press releases, some
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By Emma White | UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA – Supporters of a bill to create a new professional certification for community health workers told a House committee on March 28 that it would help Montanans get quality healthcare in underserved communities. A community health worker is a volunteer or paid worker with intimate knowledge of
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City Commissioners approved a contract amendment for the Giant Springs Road slide repair project during their Feb. 4 meeting. The amendment is for $18,645 to the Terracon Inc. contract. Commissioners originally approved the professional services agreement in March 2024 for $111,600 to conduct a topographic survey, complete the project design, develop the plans, assemble bid packages, assist with bidding, and
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By Clayton Murphy | UM Community News Service HELENA — Montana lawmakers now have three bills to debate that would either extend or shut down Medicaid expansion after hearing hours of testimony Wednesday evening from healthcare providers, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and citizens who lined up out the door to advocate for the low-income health coverage program. Testimony in front of the
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted during their Jan. 13 meeting to call for their annual regular board election, call for a mail ballot and request that the Cascade County elections office conduct their election. Filing opened for the school board election in December and there are three open seats, each with a three-year term. If only three candidates
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Updated Dec. 20 with information from an attorney for Ross Texas Roadhouse has submitted a permit application to the city planning office for a new restaurant in Great Falls. The permit, submitted Dec. 4, is for a full demolition of the existing restaurant at 1220 10th Ave. S., in front of the Holiday Village Mall, where Fiesta En Jalisco and
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Colorado Public Radio: Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars The New York Times: Why Helene was so destructive in Florida, the Carolinas and Appalachia The Economist: Hurricane Helene was America’s deadliest storm in nearly two decades The Washington: Another major storm in Florida may test FEMA’s capacity NPR: The Biltmore Estate works to recover from
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Several downtown businesses are hosting a back to school event Aug. 22-24. Throughout those days, bring three items for Great Falls Public Schools food pantries and be entered to win a downtown gift basket with gift cards and swag. Ten percent of sales at participating stores during the event will be donated to GFPS. Participating businesses are: The Blue Rose
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