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Top role in Missing Indigenous Person Task Force vacant as lawmakers consider bills combating crisis
Ellsworth receives lifetime ban from Montana Senate floor for ethics violation
Former Senate leader Jason Ellsworth was banned from the Senate floor for life as part of a censure stemming from an ethics investigation into a government contract awarded to a friend.
Montana lawmakers won’t back Utah in land-transfer lawsuit
The House of Representatives voted on April 1, 2025, to reject a resolution supporting Utah in a legal attempt to assume control of unappropriated federal land in the state’s borders.
Lawmakers weigh slew of policies touching on educational goals and instructional quality
Policymakers in the 2025 session are advancing proposals targeting early numeracy, career-based education and other classroom priorities. But how far does the Legislature’s role in setting the tone of public instruction extend?
Yellowstone’s gateway town fears for its future amid Trump funding cuts
The chaos and uncertainties that have come with Trump’s executive actions reach all corners of the country and, as with the case of cutting funding to USAID, some other countries. But Gardiner, perhaps like no other place, can be seen as an epicenter of loss following Trump’s decisions. Shutting down federal funding through the Park…
Lawmakers urge state health department to reinstate tribal relations position
Tribal leaders, health officials and community members have told lawmakers that restoring the tribal relations manager position is critical in improving health outcomes in Indian Country.
Bill would restrict city parking requirements in effort to reduce cost of new housing
House Bill 492 caps city zoning requirements at one parking space per unit — and bans parking requirements entirely for projects with smaller dwellings. It has passed the House and is under consideration by the Senate.
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