Excellence in Voting April 16, 2019 Without discussion, the Senate Judiciary committee Thursday tabled a bill that originally created a gun safety program for public schools and set
Gun Safety bill goes down without debate in Montana Legislature
25-year Mandatory Min. Reinstated for Convictions of Child Sex Abuse
Excellence in Voting April 16, 2019 A bill to increase the mandatory minimum sentence for a number of sex crimes when the victim is younger than 12 passed
California Judge Blocks Trump’s Policy Forcing Asylum-Seekers to Stay in Mexico
Excellence in Voting April 9, 2019 A federal district court judge in the 9th Circuit on Monday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s new policy of returning asylum
Cory Booker Introduces Senate Bill on Slavery Reparations
Excellence in Voting June 9, 2019 Sen. Cory Booker on Monday introduced a bill that would study the possibility of reparations for descendants of slaves, embracing a push that recently has caught
Montana Native, Dr. Al Olszewski Announces His Intention to Be Montana’s Next Governor
Excellence in Voting April 6, 2019 Veteran, Surgeon and current Montana Senator, Dr. Al Olszewski announces bid for Montana Governor in 2020 The small field of candidates who are running for
Montana Legislature Clarifies Ownership Rights of Fossils
Excellence in Voting March 24, 2019 The Montana Legislature unanimously passed a bill Friday to clarify that fossils are part of a property’s surface rights, not its mineral rights, unless
Town Hall Draws Legislators, County Residents By the Carload
Excellence in Voting March 24, 2019 Lincoln County residents nearly filled the conference room at the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell — joined by a smattering of other parties from around the
Holding on: The debate over the future of Medicaid expansion in Montana
Excellence in Voting March 24, 2019 n 2016, a longtime Montana senator had a prediction: Medicaid expansion was done. It had been a month since the nation learned Donald