Montanans:
OPPOSE HB 377: Generally revise access by parent to child patient health care information

Hearing (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety 03/24/2025 03:00 pm

Rep. Nelly Nicol (R-Billings)

#MTPol #MTLeg

HB 377 would require health care providers to give parents access to their children’s health care records even in the case of suspected abuse.

Https://legmt.gov/participate

‘Deport every person under the sun’: ICE detains Cubans during immigration appointments
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article302373304.html#storylink=cpy

A Rhode Island doctor who traveled home to Lebanon to visit family was prevented by U.S. Customs officials from reentering the country on Thursday at Boston's Logan International Airport and told she was being deported back to her home country, said a fellow doctor and a lawyer for Brown Medicine
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/03/14/brown-medicine-doctor-told-shes-being-deported-after-trip-to-lebanon/82418182007/

On Sunday, March 23, NALC branches are hosting local rallies to say "Hell no!" to dismantling the Postal Service. With branches holding events nationwide on the same day, we are sending a clear, unified message: Hands off USPS!
#USPS
https://www.nalc.org/news/fight-like-hell

Gavin Newsom and the MAGA Democrat Trap
https://www.theframelab.org/why-gavin-newsoms-maga-play-is-a-losing-game-for-democrats-2/

Christi Jacobson, Montana Secretary of State
Austin Knudsen, Montana Attorney General
Susie Hedalen, Montana OPI
Jim Brown, Auditor
Greg Gianforte, Governor
Dawnell Fuller, Land Board Secretary

Do not let them put you off by saying they are state representatives and have nothing to do with this. Every elected official must be held to account.
https://open.substack.com/pub/monicatranel/p/crystals-story

Crystal's Story by Monica Tranel

Crystal Jones loves her job at Lake Como, in the Darby District of the Bitterroot National Forest, the most highly used developed recreation area in Region 1 (North Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, parts of South Dakota and Wyoming).
#MTPol
Montanans: To speak out about our public lands, contact all 5 members of the Board of Land Commissioners by emailing landboard@mt.gov and tell them to speak up and stand up for Montanans:

The Real State of the Union w/ Timothy Snyder, Zoom with Red Wine and Blue.
https://secure.everyaction.com/2x85gDn53kika6Tt7OfUdw2

Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber
President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species
| Donald Trump | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/trump-national-forest-executive-order

Montana Medicaid Storybook shows how Medicaid helps Montanans.
#Medicaid #Montana
https://www.catalystmt.org/community/montana-medicaid-storybook

Breaking: Social Security Admin warns employees of "massive reorganizations"

An email to all SSA employees on Thursday threatens "involuntary" reassignments and offers a claimed "Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments" program to encourage departures. by Chris Geidner
#SocialSecurity
https://www.lawdork.com/p/social-security-admin-restructuring-email

Death Count Math: How many Americans have to die to pay for the Republican TAX CUT for billionaires?
https://thedemlabs.org/2025/02/26/death-count-math-how-many-americans-have-to-die-to-pay-for-the-republican-tax-cut-for-billionaires/

Bird flu claims over 100 sandhill cranes in LaPorte County, Indiana, 1500 statewide
#AvianFlu #BirdFlu #H5N1
https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/ecology/bird-flu-claims-over-100-sandhill-cranes-in-laporte-county-1500-statewide/ar-AA1zHUKB

WalMart, the largest private-sector employer in the United States, with approximately 1.5 million employees, half of whose take home pay is less than $19,177/yr. When employees complain they are not making enough to support their families, HR tells them to apply for Food Stamps!

Summer program to help Montana children with food cut from state budget
A legislative subcommittee voted Friday to cut $20 million of mostly federal money for the biennium out of the state budget for a summer lunch program for children.
#MTPol #MTLeg
https://dailymontanan.com/2025/02/23/summer-program-to-help-montana-children-with-food-cut-from-state-budget/

One-Day Economic Blackout on February 28

On February 28, 2025, The People’s Union USA is organizing a 24-hour Economic Blackout to protest corporate greed and political corruption. To participate, avoid spending money for the day—or support local businesses.
https://scratchpost.news/2025/02/18/tpuu-economic-blackout-february-28/

BPA firings hurt us all by Monica Tranel

BPA’s generation serves large areas of Montana. Western Montana electric coops including Flathead, Ravalli, Missoula, and Lincoln electric coops, have all-requirement contracts with BPA.
https://monicatranel.substack.com/p/bpa-firings-hurt-us-all
#MTPol #Montana

Businesses need certainty not chaos
An Executive Order issued January 20, 2025 directed federal agencies to “immediately pause the disbursement of funds” from both the IRA and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (IIJA).
#ShameOnDaines
#MTPol
https://monicatranel.substack.com/p/businesses-need-certainty-not-chaos

A Short List of Health-Related Actions to Do NOW
A vaccine denier heads Health and Human Services. How you prepare in the next month could save a life.
Andra Watkins
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrawatkins/p/a-short-list-of-health-related-actions

By improving access to voting facilities and services, SB 220 seeks to empower Native American communities in Montana, ensuring that their voices are more effectively heard in the electoral process. Native Americans in Montana should not be priced out of their right to vote.