Midweek News Roundup

February 20, 2025

Carbon County road crew clearing and widening roads throughout the county February 20, 2025 (credit Denise Rivette)

The Big Toys Come Out to Play

Death Defying Multi-Vehicle Crashes Between Roberts and Boyd Demonstrate the Need to Slow Down While Driving in Dynamic Weather Conditions

Hazards to Watch For: Strong Winds, Blowing Snow and Snowmelt Over Frozen Ground

Montana House District 55 Legislative Update

Attorney General Knudsen Signs Agreement with Trump Administration to Aid in Immigration Enforcement and Deportation Efforts

Bill That Would Exempt Attorney General from Current Disciplinary Action Passed in Senate

Commentary: As Layoffs Continue, Montana’s Congressional Delegation Couldn’t Appear to Care Less

President Issues Executive Order 'Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy'

Republicans Are Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, Again?

Several Elk Calves in the Bitterroot Valley Die After Eating Toxic Plant

Montana Democrats Demand Answers For Montana Families

Bill restricting transgender access to women’s sports slated for Senate debut

Federal Judge Turns Down Attempt by Democratic AGs to Block Elon Musk and DOGE

U.S. Senate to Tackle Budget Resolution This Week in Marathon Session

U.S. Senators Criticize Staffing Cuts in Health Care Program for 9/11 responders

State Supreme Court Chief Justice Cory Swanson Warns Lawmakers Against Making Judiciary Partisan

President Trump Issues Executive Order on In Vitro Fertilization

Opinion: Expanding Coverage for Chronic Obesity Treatment is Investing in Health

Montana’s Federal Delegation, Tribal Chief, Address Joint Session of Legislature

Montana Legislature Rushes to Close ‘Lottery Loophole,’ as Governor’s Team Blamed for Halted Bidding

Democratic lawmakers question DOGE access to IRS and tax return information

House Bill 489 Would Allow Local Voters to Approve 4% Tax on Goods Tourists Buy, Distribute Portion of Money to Rural Communities

Some Judicial Reform Bills Stalling, Cast Aside

Trump Administration Fires 20 Immigration Judges, Amid Mass Dismissals of Federal Workers

Republicans Worry GOP-Led States Will Suffer from Trump’s Firings of Federal Workers

Billions of Dollars at Stake for Farmers Hit by Trump Funding Freeze, Pause on Foreign Aid

Montana Senate Votes Down Bill to Require Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms

Chaos Reigns in a Divided Republican Senate

Friends From Warmer Climates Each Season

Laugh As They Remind Us We're Freezin',

But Like Clockwork They'll Change Their Tune

Hinting For That Invite Every June ,

Saying "Heck, We Were Just Teasin". '

Sunrise through blowing snow February 19, 2025 (credit Denise Rivette)