In these tumultuous times with the new administration, we must find ways to counter the upheaval and dangerous policies being put in place. It starts by gathering together as one to get re-energized, and to begin our pushback against the madness. We can't do it without your interest, time and support.

Please join the Flathead Democrats for our annual Spring Dinner on May 3rd at the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell. Click here to get the details. Hope to see you there!

More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage should the GOP reduce the extra federal Medicaid funding that’s enabled states to widen eligibility

Conservative policy groups say the program costs too much and covers too many people. Democrats say the Medicaid expansion has saved lives and helped communities by widening coverage to people who could not afford private insurance.

Montana abortion providers will not be subject to new, stringent regulations adopted by the state health department. A judge blocked the rules while a lawsuit plays out.

District Court Judge Chris Abbott said the plaintiffs in the case, including All Families Healthcare in Kalispell, are likely to succeed in their constitutional challenge of the rules, which stem from a 2023 state law. Abbott emphasized the case isn't over, and the state will have more time to make it's case.