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Montana lawmakers focusing on economic growth during the pandemic met Wednesday and approved proposals to fund job retraining and workforce programs for people with disabilities. The state’s economic challenges are highlighted in a new report.
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Economists and financial forecasters are predicting big changes for Montana over the next decade as the workforce ages and technology transforms traditional workplaces.
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After not being able to gather for more than a year, the state’s largest LGBTQ+ pride group, Big Sky Pride, is taking to the streets of Helena this week. The annual celebration will wrap up events in the state’s capital this weekend with a parade and rally on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.
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The Montana Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that the state Legislature overstepped its authority when issuing subpoenas for court records.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is for the first time flexing a new power to appoint judges after the 2021 Legislature scrapped a decades-old nomination process. The governor has picked a new judge for a vacant post on the Cascade County District Court bench
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Montana’s U.S. senators are coming down on opposite sides of a sweeping Democratic-sponsored proposal to reform voting rules across the country. The bill’s prospects are uncertain after stalling on a party-line Senate vote Tuesday.
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State officials are laying the foundation to spend $275 million in federal funds to increase internet connectivity across Montana. It’s the state’s first widespread government-sponsored broadband program.
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A district court judge has extended an order blocking a new Montana law allowing the concealed carry of firearms on public college campuses while he determines its constitutionality. The order came hours after lawyers for the attorney general’s office and Montana University System made their cases for and against the law.
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A special state legislative commission Thursday approved an estimated $75 million in federal coronavirus aid for public health spending in Montana.
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Montana processors can now use hemp as an ingredient in commercial pet and horse feed.