With political polarization strengthening across the country, even the races far down on Montana’s ballot are feeling the heat of identity politics. The state auditor is arguably the lowest-ballot race there is, but the position is responsible for supervising the state’s insurance and securities industries and investigating fraud. Two years ago, Republican Jim Brown mounted a campaign for

Starting Jan. 1, your annual out-of-pocket costs for your Medicare Part D Pharmacy plan will be capped at $2,000. This includes what you pay for during the deductible period and as co-pays/coinsurance. After meeting the out-of-pocket limit, you will pay $0 for covered part D drugs for the rest of the year. Note that the medication has to be in your plan formulary to be included in the out-of-pocket

This year’s theme, “Access to Good Jobs for All,” underscores the Department of Public Health and Human Services’ commitment to ensuring individuals with disabilities have equal opportunities to succeed in their chosen careers. To celebrate NDEAM, DPHHS will be hosting Disability Mentoring Week Oct. 14-18. This event serves as an ideal opportunity for Montana businesses to partner

The Brockton community has changed the date for its planned Trunk or Treat event to Sunday, Oct. 20, behind the B& S Quickstop and Fred’s parking lots. Activities are slated to run from 1 to 6 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated trunks. Prizes for best decorated trunk will be $200 for first place, $100 for second place and $75 for third. The event will include a farmers’

Medicaid, the joint federal- state health care program for low-income Americans, opens the door to services such as paying for help to prepare meals or shower safely. But applying for and obtaining that coverage can take weeks or months, leaving aging people in a dangerous limbo: too vulnerable to live at home without assistance, but too healthy to merit a hospital or nursing home bed. Montana

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Montanans will vote on whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. Constitutional Initiative 128, advanced by a group called Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights, would create a new section of the Montanan Constitution establishing “a right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pregnancy, including

Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced last week. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month starting in January. Over the last decade the cost-of-living adjustment increase has averaged about 2.6 percent. The

Wild Calf Coffee’s Sara Harmon told the Community News that the specialty roasting company is expanding its reach into Cenex stores. Harmon said Wild Calf is now a preferred vendor and is available at Cenex in Fairview and Ray, N.D., as well as area stores and cafes throughout the region. A new sit-down, drivethrough coffee shop at the Cenex store in Jamestown, N.D., is slated to open