In a highly anticipated ruling Wednesday, March 27, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s finding that four laws passed by the 2021 Legislature violate the fundamental rights of voters outlined in the Montana Constitution. The court’s 125-page opinion closes out an appeal filed in November 2022 by Republican Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen seeking the reinstatement of

Thirty-three county commissioners, superintendents and county clerks from across the state signed a letter this week from the Montana Association of Counties telling Montanans to watch how their lawmakers respond to the Senate Bill 442 veto override poll to be sure they are not “playing politics” after Republican leadership in the House and Senate threatened to not participate in the poll.

bers can’t get paid. The commission must include an ex officio non-voting member appointed by the governing body. Duties of the commission will include studying the existing form and power of the government. Things that are not in the scope of the government review include removing or discipline staff members of individuals in elected offices, adding or changing services or programs, changing

Sometimes the workers told him that there was a state error, he said, and other times that he was missing paperwork he’d already submitted, such as where money from selling his mom’s car went. “Each time I went, they gave me a different answer as to why my mother’s bills weren’t being paid,” Klaumann said. Across the nation, people have reported system errors and outdated contact

A federal court in Montana last week imposed a nearly $10 million penalty against a Libby man who sent thousands of harassing and malicious spoofed robocalls that targeted people and communities in several states specifically following tragedies that included people’s murders. Scott Rhodes, who lived in Libby and in Idaho, had the judgment imposed against him last Tuesday – three years