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Morning Newscast 12-02-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

Medicaid expansion is coming to Montana but some lawmakers are still debating it.

Authorities have released the name of a person of interest in the deaths of a Deer Lodge woman and her adult son.

Montana's largest coal producer is paying an undisclosed sum to secure new terms on an agreement to ship fuel by rail to ports on the West Coast.

A U.S. Senate committee today is scheduled to consider a water rights settlement with the Blackfeet American Indian tribe that's been in the works for more than three decades.

A Helena attorney has been appointed as the new district judge for Lewis and Clark County.

State officials say 10,500 people have signed up for the state's Medicaid expansion program a month before it goes into effect.

University of Montana officials are working on a plan to make up for an estimated $10 million to $12 million shortfall in the upcoming fiscal year.

A Livingston man has pleaded guilty to ignoring a court order to stop selling unapproved and mislabeled dietary supplements.

After an initial rush, the rate of people signing up for the state's Medicaid expansion program has slowed as health care officials prepare for next month's roll-out.

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