Less than a year after graduating from the University of Montana’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law, Ericka Camposan earned admission to practice in every tribal court in Montana. It’s a rare professional achievement that many attorneys never complete. Camposan said the law school’s Indian law curriculum, faculty connections and professional network gave her the foundation to serve

Department of Public Health and Human Services director Charlie Brereton reminds Montanans that new Medicaid Expansion community engagement requirements took effect on July 1. Most Medicaid Expansion members aged 19-64 who are not excluded must complete and document at least 80 hours of qualifying community engagement activities each month, which will be reviewed at their next redetermination

and she plans to continue in that role this fall. “It should be pretty exciting,” Wittak said of the upcoming volleyball season. While officiating, she said she enjoys being around people, making new friends and maintaining old friendships.

Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced the Montana Department of Justice awarded four Children’s Advocacy Centers with nearly $150,000 in grant funds to help improve their care for child survivors of crime and abuse. The funding comes from a Johnson & Johnson settlement that resolved allegations the company manufactured, marketed and knowingly sold baby powder tainted with carcinogenic

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing to stock bluegill from Miles City Fish Hatchery into Ike’s Pond in Culbertson. Ike’s Fishing Pond is a community pond utilized primarily by children and young adults for recreational angling. Ike’s Fishing Pond is located on property owned by the city of Culbertson. The fisheries resources present are managed by FWP fisheries staff. This

In a developing story, the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board voted Monday to approve approximately 60 tribally enrolled veterans for a one-time stipend of $500. Council Member Jestin Dupree told the Northern Plains Independent that stipends will be open to all Fort Peck tribal members who served in the Armed Forces. The enrollment period is still being discussed, but Dupree said it should