AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMedicaid + deportation: North Carolina joins a GOP-led trend of using state health agencies to flag Medicaid recipients for U.S. Homeland Security if legal status is in question, raising alarms about turning public health into enforcement. Rural health access: Intermountain Health’s mobile mammography coach returned to Scobey, bringing FDA-approved 3D screenings without a 300-mile trip. Public safety tech + jobs: Motorola Solutions posted record Q2 backlog and revenue growth, driven by mission-critical networks and video systems. Montana power planning: NorthWestern Energy’s resource plan faces criticism for not adequately accounting for data centers’ impacts and for giving climate change short shrift. Wildlife management: Montana’s “other” grizzly population gets renewed attention as federal/state/tribal officials formalize how the species is managed in remote recovery areas. Mining in Montana: Domestic Metals will start a fully permitted, funded 9,000-meter drill program at the Smart Creek copper project. Health research infrastructure: Canada awarded design work for a $267M medical countermeasures lab in Winnipeg to speed vaccine and outbreak preparedness. AI + creativity: A Montana artist weighs in on whether AI design tools help or harm craft and professional design work.
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