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Posted in2023 Legislature

GOP revives debate about constitutional authority over university system

The long shadow of the 2021 Legislature fell across Helena again last week as Republican lawmakers revived a debate about constitutional authority over Montana’s university system. The current jurisdictional tug-of-war between legislators and the state’s seven-member Board of Regents ties back to a pair of bills passed by Republicans last session.