MIN Midweek News Roundup

February 13, 2025

Sunrise over the Pryors on February 13, 2025 (credit Denise Rivette)

Montana House District 55 Legislative Update

Morigeau on Senate Bill 225

Deadly Denials: Montana Looks To Regulate Prior Authorization as Patients, Providers Decry Obstacles to Care

General Manager Says MetraPark Won’t Be Used as a Detention Facility

Slew of Bills Offering Tax Benefits and Employment Protection to Dwindling Number of Volunteer Firefighters En Route to Senate

Ellsworth pushed business associate Eggleston for second role with state government

Privacy Bill Defining Biological Sex, Restricting Bathroom Use Clears Senate

Senators Say Ellsworth Promised to Bring ‘Chaos’ If Denied Presidency

‘Personhood’ Bill Moves to Montana House Floor

Federal Judge Blocks ‘Catastrophic’ Trump Administration Cut to NIH Grant Funding

Federal Judge Orders All Grant and Loan Payments Must Be Resumed by Trump Administration

A California quail. (Jeannie Stafford/USFWS via Flickr)

Threading the Needle on Montana Quail Legislation

Student Drama Production Sets Off Concerns About Themes of Suicide

Rock Creek at Roberts (credit Denise Rivette)