Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job. “They called me a ‘liability to the job site,’” Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizure cost him his last job at a fast-food restaurant in this western Montana city. When the 46-year-old lost work in the past, his wife of 10 years covered their rent, and he tended to their home until he found another job. But his wife died last year. Soon after, Pugh became homeless. His problem with alcohol became worse, which made managing his seizures more difficu...
When President Donald Trump signed a law adding work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, he may have undercut lawmakers in at least 14 states who were designing their own plans, according to health industry observers. Georgia is the only state with a work requirement in place for Medicaid, but several states have been pursuing such a policy for years, only to be blocked by courts or, most recently, the Biden administration. Some seek state-specific touches to the new rules. Others aim to implement work requirements before the federal...
Editor’s Note: The Whitehall Ledger contacted Whitehall Schools Superintendent Hannah Nieskens about the below article, as several individuals had sent it to the paper, questioning what Whitehall’s lead rates were. “In fall 2021, Whitehall School Director of Maintenance, Scott Prevost, gathered water samples from all of the campus water fixtures and sent them to Bridger Analytical Lab for lead analysis; we received our results on January 28th. The results information has not yet shown up on the states’ DEQ website,” said Nieskens. “We presu...
