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Big Sky Pride returns to Helena
Transgender plaintiffs sue over ‘draconian’ requirement in new law
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Republican subpoena effort invalid, state Supreme Court rules
Media lawsuit alleging open-meetings violation dismissed
Federal spending drives Montana budget
NEWS BRIEFS
Redistricting commission adopts congressional criteria
States step up push to regulate pharmacy drug brokers
State Supreme Court declines to ‘moot’ legislative subpoena case
Helena district court judge will block 11th-hour additions to campaign finance law
Legislature withdraws judicial subpoenas and asks for dismissal of case clarifying legislative authority
It’s about to get tougher for transgender Montanans to amend birth certificates
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LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Montana health care laws are getting a cleanup crew
The Montana Nurses Association identified more than 270 statutes that failed to reflect current practice in Montana’s health care system, some of which haven’t been changed since the mid 1990s.
How Austin Knudsen is flipping the script of attorney general
Montana Free Press interviewed more than a dozen former Department of Justice attorneys and legal observers. Some described Knudsen’s actions toward the judiciary as “breathtaking” and “embarrassing” for the legal profession. Others said the office’s tactics seem intentionally designed to undermine Montana’s democratic institutions. Knudsen says he’s doing what voters expect of him.
Think tank policy and the 67th Montana Legislature
A raft of Montana bills this session mirrored model policies pushed by national third-party organizations with clear-cut political agendas.
MTFP launches Laws on Trial guide to legislative litigation
Multiple legal challenges have been filed against laws passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature. See where each case stands.
Judge temporarily halts campus carry bill
HB 102 would allow expanded access to firearms on campus. It was set to go into effect on June 1.
Environmental groups ask feds for emergency re-listing of Northern Rockies wolves
Environmental groups are seeking the emergency re-listing of Northern Rockies gray wolves after lawmakers in MT and ID passed new laws to reduce wolf numbers.
Taking control
From public health to flavored tobacco, city and county leaders statewide are coming to terms with the full scope of the Legislature’s rollbacks of municipal authority.
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