Cities look for way to stabilize insurance rates

Havre will participate in a study by the Montana League of Cities and Towns to investigate the possibility of a statewide health and dental insurance program for employees of participating cities.

The possibility of a study came up at a health insurance session at the league's annual conference in Billings last week. Havre Mayor Bob Rice and City Council members Jack Brandon and Tom Farnham attended the session, along with representatives from about 60 other Montana cities.

Alec Hansen, executive director of the league, a nonprofit association that includes more than 120 Montana municipalities...