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Montana lawmakers consider expansion of state’s Indian Child Welfare Act
Montana’s American Indian Caucus is backing changes to the state’s 2023 Indian Child Welfare Act law. Supporters say the ...
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Education funding bill met with high praise in the Legislature
One of the Montana Legislature’s blockbuster proposals to boost school funding received universal, bipartisan acclaim during ...
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Montana ranks 46th for starting teacher pay. A proposal incentivizes districts to pay more
Average entry-level pay for teachers in Montana is just $38,800. Pay is particularly low in districts with only a few hundred ...
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The great groundwater debate reemerges at Montana Legislature
On a bitterly cold night in February of 2023, a heated legislative hearing on a water policy proposal ran so late into the ...
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Bills to support missing persons advance despite ‘woke’ allegations in Montana Legislature
One bill would allow the Montana Missing Indigenous Task Force to raise money, another would ask OPI to create curriculum to prevent human trafficking.
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Judicial reform bills advance in Montana Senate
The Montana Senate is seeing increased activity as seven judicial reform bills were voted on recently. This marks a shift in ...
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Criminal liability bill for parents of trans minors advances in Montana Senate
The legislation, Senate Bill 164, is one of several strategies Republican lawmakers in Montana and other states have advanced ...
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Montana legislature begin discussions on Medicaid
Native legislators and tribal advocates also call for reinstatement of Tribal Relations Manager within the Department of ...
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Pay bump for lawmakers? Montana House OKs a raise
Common sense would dictate that the tile layer who has to shut his business down to come to the Legislature has a very strong ...