Articles with the Tag: Helena
HELENA – The Real Montana Short Film Competition is accepting submissions of one-minute videos featuring Montana. Five categories are available: Food and Beverage; Artists, Culture and Events; Places; Outdoor Adventure; and Wildlife and Scenery. The public will vote to pick winners from each category. ...
By Michael Wright Community News Service UM School of Journalism HELENA — House Bill 249, Gov. Bullock’s Medicaid expansion bill, was given a “do not pass” recommendation by the House Human Services committee, effectively killing the bill. That means the bill won’t be d...
By Michael Wright, UM News Service HELENA — The House advanced a bill last week to allow the sale of raw milk, after a floor debate that centered on a balance of liberty versus risk. House Bill 245, sponsored by Rep. Nancy Ballance, R-Hamilton, would allow farmers to sell raw, unpa...
HELENA — The hearing on House Bill 2, the major state funding bill, opened late last week. The battle pits the budget the governor proposed before the session with what’s left of his requests after five appropriations subcommittees examined each section. The Republican-crafted House Bill...
HELENA — Hours-long debate simmered in the state capitol last week, as senators passed a bill by 31-19 margin that would ratify the state’s portion of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact. The bill, SB 262, now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration....
By Michael Wright Community News Service University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA — Rep. Tom Woods, D-Bozeman, sent his kids to preschool after searching for a couple of months to find the right fit. “I’ve got kids. I’ve been through th...
Mural artist Hadley Ferguson of Missoula painted Mission High School student Shaniya Decker into a scene that hangs in the Capitol in Helena. Decker, pictured in a brown beaded dress, is seen in the oval on the left. See story, page 20.
Yoga pants comment raises a stir In an interview after a hearing on his bill to revise indecency laws, Rep. David “Doc” Moore, R-Missoula, told the Associated Press that he thinks yoga pants should be illegal in public. Moore maintains that he was joking, but the Associated Press ...
Look closely at the recently unveiled Montana Women’s Mural on the wall of the third floor of the Capitol building and you might recognize one of the figures. Mural artist Hadley Ferguson of Missoula painted Shaniya Decker, 15, into a scene to help depict the everyday contributions women have made in b...
By Michael Wright Community News Service UM School of Journalism HELENA — In the middle of the fourth week of the 64th Montana Legislature, Gov. Steve Bullock took the rostrum in the House of Representatives with a big smile. “The state of our state is strong,” Bullock said, beg...
