The University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research has released the results of an extensive survey that questioned Montanans about health insurance. The survey polled 4,662 Montanans between September 2011 and February 2012, and found that 20 percent did not have insurance.
Montana's Jobs for Graduates program was ranked number one in the nation this week. Montana Department of Labor and Industry spokeswoman Casey Kyler-West said the program has proven to have a long list of positive outcomes.
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is out with its unemployment rate numbers for the month of August, and the offerings are extremely similar to the results in past months.
Montana Legislative Services Fiscal Analyst Stephanie Morrison has been studying the major sources of revenue for the state of Montana during the past fiscal year and says one source stood out significantly.