Kevin Trevellyan
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The Gianforte administration is ordering half of state employees in Montana to return to their physical job sites starting June 14. Many have been working from home since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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A judge has temporarily blocked a new Montana law allowing the concealed carry of firearms on public university campuses.
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The Montana University System is freezing in-state undergraduate tuition during the coming school year, and raising it the year after.
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The commission in charge of redrawing Montana’s political boundaries this week met for the first time since federal census data revealed the state would regain its second U.S. House seat. Though it’s early in the process, commissioners have different approaches for determining what the state’s congressional districts should look like. Kevin Trevellyan with Yellowstone Public Radio has been following the commission. He shares his reporting with Nicky Ouellet.
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The Montana University System won’t track COVID-19 vaccinations at the campus level when students return for the fall semester.
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The Montana Supreme Court has denied requests to consider the legality of four laws impacting public universities, including one that would allow concealed carry of firearms on campuses.
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Inspectors are finding a rash of boats carrying invasive species into Montana, though the boating season’s busiest stretch is yet to come.
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Voting rights advocates are concerned a new law limiting who can help somebody with an absentee ballot could disenfranchise Montanans who already have trouble voting. Supporters say the policy strengthens the integrity of Treasure State elections.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has formed an advisory council to help fill a district court judge vacancy in Cascade County. This is the executive’s first opportunity to fill a vacancy directly under a law currently being challenged in court.
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Public comment on a draft policy to implement a new law that allows students to carry concealed firearms on Montana university campuses was overwhelmingly negative Wednesday.