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Under settlement, Montana Board of Public Ed vows to improve how state teaches Native American history and culture
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On MMIP day of awareness, Blackfeet father demands justice
May 5 is a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. As groups lead marches, panels, protests and other events nationwide, a Blackfeet father demands justice in his daughter’s case.
Montana joins growing list of states with codified protection against frivolous lawsuits
A bill aimed at strengthening Montanans’ First Amendment rights became law just days before World Press Freedom Day. House Bill 292 is designed to protect the public from SLAPPs, which use the legal process and associated costs to intimidate or suppress speech a plaintiff doesn’t like. HB 292 allows for the early filing of a…
How the 2025 Legislature answered Montana’s big policy questions
Lawmakers headed into the 2025 session of the Montana Legislature with no shortage of big questions to tackle — among them whether to renew the state’s expanded Medicaid program, what to include in the next state budget and how to offer relief from rising residential property taxes.
Montana lawmakers approve $124M to revamp behavioral health system
Montana’s frayed behavioral health care system, still recovering from the effects of past budget cuts, will get a shot in the arm after state lawmakers approved sweeping changes to upgrade and expand facilities, increase community services, and revise commitment procedures.
Bills reworking allocations for recreational marijuana head to Gianforte’s desk
Senate Bill 537, a proposal reallocating the approximately $100 million of taxes the state collects on recreational marijuana per year, will be transmitted to Gov. Gianforte’s desk after it garnered support from three-quarters of Montana’s legislators. A similar bill, House Bill 932, also passed the Legislature with broad support.
Venezuelan man arrested in Whitefish released by federal authoritiesÂ
Beker Rengifo del Castillo spent nearly a week in the custody of U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, despite having entered the United States legally in 2024.
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