Governor Steve Bullock today announcement Montana’s unemployment rate once again held steady, remaining at 3.9% in September. The unemployment rate has held at 3.9% since May. The U.S. unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage points to 4.2%.

Community members are encouraged to attend for site updates and a Q&A session

Governor Steve Bullock and a bipartisan group of governors are urging Congress to “quickly pass legislation to stabilize our private health insurance markets and make quality health insurance more available and affordable.”

Public Meeting is Thursday, October 26, 2017

Public comment extended to November 17

The 2017-2018 Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee (ETIC) will hold a conference call October 26 to discuss a letter to the Montana congressional delegation concerning recently proposed federal solar tariffs.

In the United States, nothing injures and kills more teens than car crashes. Tomorrow, October 17^th, is Teen Driver Safety Day in Montana. The OPI encourages high schools and parents across Montana to discuss best practices for safe driving with their students.

Governor Steve Bullock today criticized the White House’s announcement that it will end the Cost-Sharing Reduction payments and called on Congress to take immediate action to stabilize the insurance market. 

Governor Steve Bullock today criticized the White House Executive Order on healthcare and urged the Administration and Congress to once again pursue an open and transparent process to find bipartisan solutions on healthcare reform.