MIN Weekly News Roundup

For week ending February 2, 2025

Two to Four Feet of Snow and Blowing Snow Expected Across the Beartooths and Crazies

Representative Brad Barker, official portrait

Montana Legislative Session Update

The State Capitol in Helena on January 23, 2025 (photo Denise Rivette)

Commentary: Rules for Thee but Not For Me

The Latest Science on Teaching Kids to Drink Responsibly

Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Require Ten Commandments in Schools on Party Lines

House Dumps One Wolf Bill, Advances One To Expand Wolf Hunting

Montana Lawmakers Advance Bill Requiring More Signatures for Independent, Minor-Party Candidates to Reach Ballot

Bill to Allow Non-Tribal Members Hunting Rights on Flathead Indian Reservation Draws Opposition

Bill to Allow Cigar Bars in Montana Spurs Debate

Gianforte, Joined by Grover Norquist, Touts Hefty Income Tax Cut Proposal

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ZooMontana Director Heading to Nebraska Zoo

Lawmakers Debut Policy Draft to Increase Starting Teacher Pay

Daines Honors Montanan of the Month: Trevick Udelhoven of Fergus County

Criminal Liability Bill for Parents of Trans Minors Advances in Montana Senate

Senate Swaps Counsel for Ethics Investigation; Ethics Committee Lays Out Rules

Gustafson Joins Four Other Justices in Recusing Themselves in Knudsen Disciplinary Case

Disciplinary Counsel Says Montana Attorney General Should Face Punishment For 41 Violations

Drawn-Out Overhaul of Troubled Montana Hospital Leaves Lawmakers in Limbo

Trump May Be on Solid Legal Ground With His Stance on Birthright Citizenship

AI on Public Lands and Biden’s Environmental Legacy

The Great Groundwater Debate Reemerges at Montana Legislature

BREAKING: Small American Airlines Plane Collides with Black Hawk Helicopter at Reagan National Airport

Trump Freeze on Federal Grant Dollars Spurs Worries for Montana Health Services, Head Start Programs and University Research

Bills to Support Missing Persons Advance Despite ‘Woke’ Allegations in Montana Legislature

Montana Organizations, Social Services Reeling With Uncertainty After Federal Funding Freeze

Two Republican Medicaid Expansion Bills Advance, One from Democrats is Tabled

Montana House approves pay raises for state employees, legislators

Legislature Considers Bills Overseeing State Bar of Montana

Yellowstone County Residents Unhappy With Proposal to Use Metra as Detention Facility

Trump Administration Memo Announces Abrupt Freeze on Broad Swath of Federal Payments

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