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Federal judge says Montana campaign rules apply to out-of-state super PAC Federal judge says Montana campaign rules apply to out-of-state super PAC

News from Alex Sakarissen Montana Free Press MONTANA — A federal judge in Missoula last week resolved a recent legal dispute between an out-of-state super PAC and Montana Commissioner of Political Practices Jeff Mangan, ruling that Mangan’s application of state disclosure requirements to the...

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Governor Gianforte’s Housing Task Force released its draft recommendations to address housing in Montana. These include forcing every community to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on every residential lot, removing local restrictions on how small lots can be, and stopping local governments from re...

Legislative Notes

It’s election season, also known as the season of misleading information. A prime example is what appears to be Montana Democrats’ main talking point on legislative races: “If the Republicans can flip just two more legislative seats, they’re coming after the constitution.” Wh...

Master Hunter Program announced

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA — One Montana’s Master Hunter Program is accepting applications Oct. 1, 2022 – Nov. 30, 2022, for the 2023 program. Classes will be held in Billings (March), Bozeman (April) and Missoula (May). Each class will consist of two 3-Day consecu...

RHS starts Code Girls United’s tribal computer coding pilot program RHS starts Code Girls United’s tribal computer coding pilot program

News from Code Girls United RONAN — Sixteen Ronan High School girls will be learning about computer science and coding while developing apps using MIT’s Appinventor. The girls will also learn business skills when they divide into teams and use what they have learned to create their own app t...

Democrats, Republicans debate at political forum Democrats, Republicans debate at political forum

POLSON — On Oct. 3, all Democrat and Republican candidates from HD 12, HD 15, HD 93 and SD 8 were invited to participate in a political forum hosted by the Montecahto Club. Of the nine total candidates, five were able to attend the forum, with Jill Read presenting  prepared answers for Linda Rekst...

Legislative Notes

Absentee ballots will soon be mailed out for November’s election. Two of the most important elections on the ballot are for Montana’s Supreme Court. We, as a group of Montana attorneys, former and current elected officials, and concerned citizens, are committed to supporting our Montana and Un...

SOCKtober needs socks

POLSON — This is the fifth year for Socktober, and we are looking forward to adding more socks to our four-year total of 26,990 pairs of socks in our Montana, Idaho and Wyoming offices. Socks for Lake County will go to Casa and The Bunkhouse of Ronan.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

News from DPHHS MONTANA — The Department of Public Health and Human Services reports that breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Montana women, accounting for 31% of new cancers. Breast cancer is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control, and these cells can al...

Governor plans to cut biz taxes

News from the office of Governor Gianforte   KALISPELL — On Oct. 5, Governor Greg Gianforte announced his plans to cut taxes for Montana’s small businesses, farmers, and ranchers. The governor unveiled his plan to reform the business equipment tax in the 2023 Legislative Session, buildin...


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