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Rylee Sommers-Flanagan Upper-Seven Law HELENA — On Wednesday, June 14, a group of individual and organizational plaintiffs, including the Montana Quality Education Coalition, the League of Women Voters of Montana, Billings public schoolteacher and parent Jessica Felchle, Kalispell public schoolteacher and parent Beau Wright, and others filed a lawsuit to prevent the state from privatizing education in Montana. The lawsuit also includes a motion for a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order, asking the court to stop House Bill 562 (“HB 562”) from going into effect while the litigation is pending. In May 2023, Governor Greg Gianforte signed HB 562 into ...
News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that more than 1,900 state and local governments around the country will receive a total of $578.8 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes funding for 2023. Because local governments cannot tax federal lan...
News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON — On June 15, the Department of the Interior announced a proposed update of its renewable energy regulations to promote the development of solar and wind energy on public lands. The Bureau of Land Management’s proposed Renewable Energy Rule woul...
News from Hannah VanHoose, Montana House Democrats’ Chief of Staff HELENA — During the week of June 12, legislation championed by Montana Democrats to invest in Montana’s small businesses and workforce by increasing access to affordable childcare was signed into law. HB 648, spon...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte BROADUS — Joining a group of western governors, on June 15 Governor Greg Gianforte opposed a proposed rule by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which would alter the use of BLM lands to the detriment of recreation, livestock grazing, responsible resourc...
News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently issued a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfire responsibilities outlining their vision and goals for managing wildland fires this year. The memo&rsq...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — In his continued effort to expand affordable housing access in Montana, Senator Tester recently secured $500,000 for NeighborWorks Montana to combat the affordable housing shortage in Missoula. This funding awarded through the Shared Equity Hous...
4.0 Freshmen: Hayley A. Bergh, Tobias R. Cantlon, Owen M. Day, Leona S. Dodson Howe, Carter R. Gainan, Charles L. Hakes, Drew W. Holmlund, Sadler L. McCollum, Sara A. McConnell, Rowan R. Parks, Sarah I. Templer, Bailee R. Woll Sophomores: Tristan M. Buckallew, Lauryn T. Buhr, Tayen R...
News from FVCC KALISPELL — Flathead Valley Community College officials have announced the names of students who made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2023 semester. The following students completed at least 12 credits last semester in courses numbered 100 or above and earned a minimum grade po...
Straight A’s: Grade 12: Rheid Crawford, Jerny Crawford, Xaria Jacobson, Hyrum Osberg, Luella Swaney, Meghan Upton. Grade 11: Drew Knoll Grade 10: Dallas Ellison, Dylan Lovejoy Grade 9: Chase Courville, Dean Moran, High Honor Roll - 3.7 and above: Grade 11 : Ga...
