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Republicans move to lift drilling and mining restrictions in Montana, other Western states
Montana GOP in court over blocking some Republican senators from electing party leadership
The Montana Republican Party in court refuted allegations that it wrongly disenfranchised Republican state senators at its June convention. Responding to allegations publicly for the first time, Montana GOP leadership told a Lewis and Clark County district court judge that it had the right under the First Amendment to manage its affairs as it sees…
Brown charged with homicide, arson, other crimes in Anaconda shooting case
Michael Paul Brown, the man accused of shooting and killing four people in an Anaconda bar, has pleaded not guilty to seven separate criminal charges unveiled by county prosecutors.
Missoula’s Johnson Street homeless shelter closesÂ
The shelter closed after a five-month phased closure and the city’s “housing sprint†effort to house as many Johnson Street residents as possible. In the days leading up to the closure, city staff and service providers said they hope to continue collaborating to get more people into housing.
Montana campaign finance manager indicted for wire fraud facing more accusations
Abbey Lee Cook plans to plead guilty in federal court Sept. 9 to the charges against her, and is now the subject of two complaints made to the state Commissioner of Political Practices.
Montana judge unseals charges and other filings in Anaconda shooting case, reversing prior stance
In a reversal, a district court judge in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County has unsealed the criminal case against the man accused of carrying out a shooting last month in a southwest Montana town that left four people dead.
USDA starts rolling up landmark ‘Roadless Rule’
The U.S. Forest Service formally began rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule on Aug. 29. The agency is “publishing a notice seeking public comment on its intention to develop an environmental impact statement for the proposed rescission of the rule,†according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture statement. The draft EIS might be available later this…
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