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The third bill in a package meant to address the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis in Montana was signed into law Thursday.
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The "beast bill" heads to the Senate. The attorney general sues over restrictions on the use of federal COVID relief money. Montana could lose millions...
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Montana lawmakers have advanced a first draft spending plan for more than $2 billion coming to the state from the latest federal stimulus package. Republicans are seeking to limit funding to cities and counties with some public health restrictions, like mask mandates, in place.
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Montana lawmakers heard passionate testimony Friday on a bill seeking to increase Native American voting rights and access to the polls.
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Montana lawmakers heard impassioned testimony this week on a bill that would allow non-tribal members to hunt on privately owned lands within Native American reservations.
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Three bills aimed at addressing the disproportionate number of Native Americans who go missing in Montana have been endorsed by the state House of...
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Greg Gianforte gave his first State of the State address Thursday night before the 67th Montana legislature. Gianforte continued to outline his campaign promises to cut taxes, reduce regulations and move the state forward amid the pandemic and on policy blocked under previous Democratic governors.
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Democratic Rep. Sharon Stuart Peregoy of Crow Agency told the House Judiciary Committee that lawmakers must build upon legislation passed in 2019 in response to the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who go missing in Montana.
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Following the election, ten Native Americans have won their races and will be serving in Montana’s legislature. While this is fewer Indigenous representatives than last session, the number of Indigenous lawmakers remains proportional to the state's racial makeup.
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Community leaders reviewed COVID-19’s disproportionate impact to Indigenous people across Montana during a virtual roundtable on Sept. 23. They also considered ways to improve health outcomes among tribal members.