"Montana now has a framework to cooperatively address the full range of issues surrounding Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias," Bullock said in a prepared statement. "While the scientific community continues seeking treatments and curative therapies, Montana’s comprehensive state plan will help provide vital services and supports for individuals and families facing the disease today."

As of May 31, 2016, 20,994 out of a required 24,175 signatures have been collected in an effort to place citizen’s initiative I-181, otherwise known as the Montana Biomedical Research, Veterans Care and Cure Act, on the November ballot. Signed petition sheets are due by 5:00 p.m. on June 17, 2016. If you are a registered voter in Montana and haven’t had the opportunity to sign the petition, please do so.