MIN Weekly News Roundup

For week ending February 9, 2025

Dylan Klindworth poses with lambs who serve as the vegetation management team at this MemberSolar community solar array on Lambalot Acres in Augusta, Wisconsin. Photo by Mary Brevig. – U.S. Department of Energy

Supporters of Senate Bill 188 Say Montana Solar Shares Act is About Freedom of Choice and Needs to Make it Out of Committee This Week

Montana House District 55 Legislative Update

Bitterly Cold Air Arrives Monday

House wren (photo by Denise Rivette)

'Wings and Things' Comes to Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary February 22

Laurel Declares State of Emergency Due to Snow

Frozen Funds Jeopardize Montana Projects Including Those to Improve Infrastructure, Fire Prevention & Fighting, Watershed Protections and Flood Prevention

Glacier, Yellowstone Notch Second-Highest Visitation Years On Record

Lawsuits multiply against Trump barrage of orders as Democrats struggle to fight back

Democratic AGs Allege Trump Administration is Freezing Federal Funds Despite Court Order

Missoula Judge Finds DMV Discriminated By Not Issuing Driver’s License

Two Men Sentenced on Multiple Fish and Wildlife Violations

Lawmakers ponder bills aimed a narrowing ag property tax loopholes

Medicaid expansion bill passes major House vote

Montana Senate Eliminates Protections for Physician-Assisted Aid in Dying

Department of Justice Launches Updated Sexual and Violent Offender Registry

Democrats Explain Their Call For Criminal Accountability for Senator Ellsworth

U.S. Senate confirms Russ Vought, a Project 2025 author, to manage the nation’s budget

Daines Leads Republican Colleagues in Introducing Bills to Unleash American Energy

Montana Senate in ‘Chaos’ Over Vote to Refer Ethics Investigation to DOJ

On the Front Lines Against Bird Flu, Egg Farmers Say They’re Losing the Battle

Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Demand VA Secretary Collins Step Up and Defend Veterans’ Private Information From Elon Musk

‘Queer Drain’ Being Documented in Montana as Legislature Advances Contentious Bills

Laser Pointers Are Not Toys When Pointed at Aircraft - Kalispell Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison

Glasgow couple can sue DPHHS workers in federal court

Northern Cheyenne Woman Gets Her Day in Court Against the Federal Government

Sheehy, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create National Wildland Firefighting Service

Courtesy Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary

Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Offers Winter Camps to Children of All Ages

Are Passenger Trains Entering a Golden Age or Reaching the End of the Line?

Sheehy, Cantwell Bipartisan Fire Ready Nation Act Passes Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Lawmakers consider requiring voted levies to be expressed in dollar amount, not mills

DRUG RECALL: One Lot of Fentanyl Transdermal System, 25 mcg/hr by Alvogen: Recall - Due to a Defective Delivery System

Officials seek to dismantle appeals board for Montanans denied public assistance

Lawsuit Filed Over Attempts by Elon Musk’s DOGE to Take Over U.S. Benefit Payment System

Daines Works to Protect Wildland Firefighter Pay

Daines Introduces Bipartisan Bills to Combat Catastrophic Wildfires

Senate Ethics Investigation into Former President Expected to Take All of February

DSVS Funding in Jeopardy – Help SafeguardCritical Services for Survivors

Daines Introduces Bill to Support Montana’s Rural Schools

$70K or $700K: State Challenges Attorneys’ Fees in Transgender Rights Case

Change is Coming for Montana’s Environmental Policy Act

Felony Bill for Adults Who Procure, Provide Treatment for Trans Minors Advances

Carbon County First Responder Blotter

Crash Detection Devices and Apps Call 911 with False Alarms When Skiers Fall-Improve Dispatch Performance

Montana Tribal Leaders Call for Reinstatement of Health Department Position

Make Your Bid Now in Auction to Support Filmmaking in Montana and Help Save 1,300 Jobs

Today Begins the Official National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week

Montana Legislators Turn Down Bill That Would Have Resumed Lethal Injections

Little Tracking, Wide Variability Permeate the Teams Tasked With Stopping School Shootings

What We Found in The Legislature’s ‘Junque’ Drawer

Winter in Carbon County (photo by Denise Rivette)

WINTER DRIVING

By Pete Critelli

"Continuing Ice and Snow

For Everyone's Sake, Take it Slow,

Most Travelers are careful

Yet Some are Dareful,

So Only Drive where You Need to Go"