Ashamed of Our Legislators
We Montanans have given power to people who are abusing it
We Montanans have given power to people who are abusing it
The recently ended legislative session was marked by Medicaid reimbursement hikes, abortion restrictions, anti-LGBTQ+ statutes, behavioral health spending, and workforce and insurance measures
All in all, legislators asked for 67 different drafts and introduced 19, but even a hail-Mary attempt to revive the constitutional carry amendment failed in the end
For the past three legislative sessions, Montana bicyclists have introduced bicycle safety legislation, and in all three sessions, our lawmakers have voted it down
Homegrown, seasonal herbs keep their fresh flavor when mixed into butter and refrigerated or frozen
Democratic lawmakers criticized the legislation as “codifying the cruel and constant Republican attacks on Montanans' right to access abortion”
If anybody expected that lawmakers would adjourn sine die in the time and manner they did Tuesday evening, they kept their cards held close
The 59-year-old victim was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 93
Every single Montanan benefits from the Land and Water Conservation Fund in one way or another
Helena politicians seem in it for themselves, giving themselves big raises, good retirements and free health insurance
I’m beginning to think a teardrop trailer makes more sense for the way I’m likely to use it
Zephyr was silenced two weeks ago then banished last week for admonishing Republican lawmakers and encouraging a raucous statehouse protest
The service has been investigating the issue since reports surfaced in January of at least nine missileers who had served at Malmstrom Air Force Base who were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
At least two Idaho hospitals are ending labor and delivery services, with one citing the state’s “legal and political climate” and noting that “recruiting replacements will be extraordinarily difficult” as doctors leave
Montana’s senators split on the 49-45 vote to confirm Johnstone, former State Solicitor and Assistant Attorney General in Montana who has taught at the UM Alexander Blewett III School of Law for more than a decade
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