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A Lewis and Clark District Court judge is allowing signature gathering to continue for a constitutional initiative that would cap property taxes in Montana.

Workers with the advocacy group Western Native Voice are setting up kiosks in places like libraries, community colleges and clinics that enable users to start the voter registration process.

The Billings Public Schools Board of Trustees voted Monday night to keep “Lawn Boy” and “Gender Queer: A Memoir” in circulation at the high school level, saying both books meet the libraries’ selection criteria.

The park reported more than 4.8 million visits in 2021, including an unusually high number of re-entries.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte held a roundtable in Billings last week to talk about public safety challenges and solutions.

Montana’s attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a 23-year-old precedent of constitutional protection for access to abortion. The request is part of a court battle over abortion restrictions signed into law last year.

A land exchange could move the Custer Gallatin National Forest closer to solving an issue of fractured land ownership in the southern Crazy Mountains.

Federal, state and tribal officials typically come to an agreement on Yellowstone bison herd reduction goals by the first of the year.

For the first time, Little Shell members will have guaranteed access to health services — and see their culture reflected in the offerings.

Montana Department of Corrections Director Brian Gootkin told lawmakers this week that 59 correctional officer positions — almost 18% — are unfilled at the state prison in Deer Lodge.