Articles with the Tag: Montana Legislature
News from the Montana Wildlife Federation HELENA — Today, the Montana Supreme Court denied Governor Greg Gianforte’s request to stay a District Court order requiring that the Legislature be given an opportunity to vote on whether to override the Governor’s veto of SB 442. Earlier in...
For the last 14 years, I have had the honor of serving as a member of the Montana Legislature. In each session, the Legislature has passed bills which the Governor has vetoed. While many members of the Legislature find vetoes frustrating, a vote to override a veto is an opportunity for the Legislature to ...
HELENA — On Tuesday, March 5, Governor Gianforte was denied his latest attempt to circumvent the Montana Legislature’s authority when the Lewis and Clark District Court upheld a January court order, requiring his veto of Senate Bill 442 to go before the Legislature for a possible veto override vo...
Montana beer is a unique industry. Local breweries are dedicated customers of Montana farmers, buying locally grown raw agricultural ingredients. They brew those ingredients into a wide array of delicious, value-added, made-in-Montana products that routinely win national awards. Breweries have becom...
A state district court judge in Yellowstone County has ruled that three Republican-backed abortion restrictions passed in 2021 are unconstitutional, delivering another blow to conservatives who support limiting when and how Montanans can terminate pregnancies and a win for advocates of reproductive rights. ...
News from Upper Seven Law MISSOULA — On Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, a group of Montanans, including transgender and intersex individuals and the Montana Two Spirit Society, moved for summary judgment in Edwards v. Montana—a lawsuit challenging Montana Senate Bill 458 (2023). &ld...
News from Rylee Somers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law HELENA — On Jan. 23, the Montana Quality Education Coalition and Disability Rights Montana challenged House Bill 393 (“HB 393”) — or Montana’s new private education voucher program — for violating the Montana Constituti...
Legislative Listening Tour to stop in Ronan News from the Democratic Montana Legislators RONAN — On Thursday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m., at the Ronan Mission Valley Senior Center, 528 Main Street W, Senate Democratic Whip Susan Webber (D-Browning), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Ma...
News from Upper Seven Law HELENA — The Montana First Judicial District Court held today that the Governor and the Secretary of State must follow the clear procedure the Montana Constitution mandates and allow the Legislature the opportunity to override the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 442&...
There’s no way Republican legislators would rather ring in a new year than with lower taxes, and that’s exactly what we’ve done to kick off 2024. As of January 1st, Montanans of all income levels are now paying lower income taxes, thanks to legislation that just went into effect. T...
