Same-Day Voter Registration/ Pensions/ Wolves/ Flu Deaths

Missoulian: Student group's survey estimates how many use same-day voter registration  

HB 30: Revise late registration laws

 

Missoulian: Three bills to reform pension plans move a head in Montana House 

HB 91: Modify and expand public employee 457 deferred compensation program 

HB 338: Provide funding for pension debts, all new hires toDC plan
HB377: Increase contributions and funding for TRS, revise GABA

Missoulian: Number of wolves in Montana down for first time since 2004

FWP Releases Minimum Wolf Count For 2012 

“The minimum numbers verified by FWP at the end of 2012 include 625 wolves, in 147 packs, and 37 breeding pairs. While it's the first time since 2004 that the minimum count has decreased, Montana’s minimum wolf pack and breeding pairs estimates increased slightly from 2011. The 2012 calculation, however, doesn't include the 95 wolves taken by hunters and trappers between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28 of this year.”

Missoulian: CDC: 105 US children died this flu season 

Fluview: 2012-2013 Influenza Season Week 10 ending March 9,2013

CDC Reports About 90 Percent of Children Who Died From Flu This Season Not Vaccinated

“This review also indicated that 60 percent of deaths occurred in children who were at high risk of developing serious flu-related complications, but 40 percent of these children had no recognized chronic health problems. The proportions of pediatric deaths occurring in children who were unvaccinated and those who had high-risk conditions are consistent with what has been seen in previous seasons.”

Missoula College/ Roadkill/ MT Developmental Center/ Federal Budget

Missoulian: Legislator wants to strip funding for Missoula College construction 

HB 14: Bonding program 

Missoulian: Montana Senate backs bill to allow salvage of roadkill for meat

HB 247: Create permit for salvage of game killed by vehicles

Missoulian: Bill to downsize Montana Developmental Center 'blasted' to Senate

SB 254: Plan for closure of Montana Developmental Center

 Missoulian: Government funding bill sails through House

HR 933: Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013

HConRes 25:  Establishingthe budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 

Tax Credits/ Family Planning/ Medicaid/ Autism

Missoulian: Senate panel tables 3 bills to help low-, moderate-income Montanans 

SB 378: Provide a state earned income tax credit
SB 318: Renter income tax credit for up to $250 gross rent paid
SB 309: Revise tax haven country laws

Missoulian: No attempt made by Montana House Democrats to restore family planning funds 

HB 2: General Appropriations Act

 

Missoulian: Montana legislators introduce new bills to expand Medicaid

SB 395: Revise health care laws to expand Mediacid and improve health care delivery 

SB 393: Implement the Medicaid expansion  

HB 458: Implement the Medicaid expansion 

 

Missoulian: Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
CDC and HRSA issue report on changes in prevalence of parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in school-aged children  

Main findings of the report:

·         The prevalence of parent-reported ASD among children aged 6-17 years was 2 percent in 2011-2012 compared to 1.2 percent in 2007.

·         The change in prevalence estimates was greatest for boys and for adolescents aged 14 to 17 years.

·         Children who were first diagnosed in or after 2008 were more likely to have milder ASD than those diagnosed in or before 2007.

·         Much of the increase in the prevalence estimates from 2007 to 2011-2012 for school-aged children was the result of diagnoses of children with previously unrecognized ASD.

Autism Spectrum Disorders- Data and Statistics 

Gun Bills/ Tax Break/ MT Development Center/ Caffeine

Missoulian: Montana Senate committee hears gun bills on universities, concealed carry 

HB 240:  Clarify constitutional provisions and law related to board of regents/u-system
HB 304: Generally revise concealed weapons laws
HB 459: Revise privacy laws related to medical treatment and firearms 

 

Missoulian: Montana House panel extends break to all future electrical generating facilities 

SB 138: Extend class 14 tax classification to all new generating and fuel facilities  

Missoulian: Montana House committee rejects employee social media protections

SB 195: Revise laws protecting job applicant/employee privacy related to social media 

Missoulian: Montana Senate panel rejects bill to downsize Montana Developmental Center 

SB 254:  Plan forclosure of Montana Developmental Center 

Missoulian: How much is too much?

Excessive Consumption of Energy Drinks (A Cup of Health with CDC) Podcast

Energy drinks are the latest rage these days, especially among young men. The drinks contain the caffeine equivalent of one to three cups of coffee or cans of soda, as well as other ingredients aimed at boosting energy. When used in excess, they can cause health problems. In this podcast, Dr. Robin Toblin discusses the dangers associated with excessive consumption of energy drinks.

School Choice/ Tax Cuts/ Tax Holiday/ Beer/ Latino Population

Missoulian: Advocates throw political weight behind Montana ‘school choice’ bill  

SB 81: Provide tax credits for contributions to scholarship organizations 

 

Missoulian: State's dropping fund balance could imperil tax cut bills 

Appropriations Bills

Missoulian: Montana Senate panel tables bill to end oil, gas 'tax holiday'

SB 295: Eliminate oil & gas "tax holiday" and provide money for impacts and renewables   

Missoulian: Montana House committee hears bill to cut number of income tax rates to 3 

HB 581: Revise income tax using a tie to federal taxable income and repealing credits 

Missoulian: Fight over craft beer brews with 2 bills at Montana Legislature

LC 1429: Revise licensing for breweries and holders of beer and all-beverages licenses 

Missoulian: Rise of Latino population blurs US racial lines 

The Hispanic Population: 2010 

H.R.519: Uniting American Families Act of 2013

S.1: Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act