Bullock talks trade, Medicaid in telephone press conference

In a conference call with rural media Tuesday, Gov. Steve Bullock discussed the accomplishments of a recent trade mission and touted approval of a federal waiver for the state’s Medicaid expansion.

The discussion came a week after Bullock returned to Montana, after leading state officials and business leaders on a trade mission to South Korea and Taiwan.

“Marketing and selling our products alone is certainly big business,” said Bullock, who emphasized that not counting for tourism, the sale of Montana products to overseas markets generates nearly $1.5 billion to the state’s economy. He added t...