The Montana Department of Labor says the incidence of workers’ compensation injuries continues to decline. The agency’s recent annual workers’ compensation report says that the number of claims decreased about 4 percent over the past year. Before a slate of …
Montana farmers told U.S. Sen. Max Baucus that planned cuts to the farm bill could make the crop insurance safety net too expensive. Baucus held a round-table discussion with farmers and agricultural groups Wednesday. The six-term Democrat said that the …
Republican candidates for governor said on April 19 at a forum that they would back key insurance industry legislation if elected, and largely held similar positions with each other on a variety of issues. Most of the GOP candidates attended …
Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s administration said Wednesday that it is supporting a deal with Republicans to cut workers’ compensation insurance rates that are widely regarded as too expensive, paving the way for a big compromise on one of the larger legislative …
Doctors and hospitals upset with the way Montana’s proposed workers’ compensation overhaul would send less money their way believe they can persuade business and labor interests to change a carefully crafted compromise that has been three years in the making. …
A proposed workers’ compensation overhaul agreed to by business and labor is going to Montana’s full Legislature, despite stiff opposition from trial lawyers and doctors. A legislative committee tasked with fixing an expensive system unanimously approved the plan, sending it …
A proposed workers’ compensation overhaul hammered out by business and labor is going to Montana’s full Legislature, despite stiff opposition from the equally powerful trial lawyers and doctors groups. A legislative committee tasked with fixing an expensive system unanimously approved …
The insurance industry said it could lower some rates if allowed to consider gender when evaluating risk, advocating yet another attempt to repeal Montana’s unique “unisex” insurance law. Supporters of the old law said it isn’t fair to establish different …
The Montana Senate advanced a plan to identify and map the so-called wildland-urban interface — where homes or other development meet woodlands — despite worries the proposal eventually could harm development. The idea emerged from a yearlong study looking for …
The wildfire season is looking like it will be much easier on Montana than last year, fire managers told Gov. Brian Schweitzer. Strong mountain snowpack and cool, wet spring weather are combining to put the state in a far better …
