Republican legislative leadership on Monday, Oct. 25, approved a special counsel investigation proposed by state Democratic leaders into reports that Attorney General Austin Knudsen used state resources, including law enforcement, to harass and intimidate physicians and staff at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena. “Speaker (Wylie) Galt and I strongly believe in government transparency and accountability.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., has introduced a bipartisan bill, the “American Innovation and Choice Online Act,” to help increase competition online and bolster small businesses. Daines’ bipartisan legislation would restore competition to the digital marketplace and level the playing field between Big Tech giants and Montana small businesses that sell their goods and services online.

The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has announced that $31 million in federal funding is now available to Montanan child care providers via an online application. “Access to child care is an essential piece to the state’s workforce and plays a critical role in supporting Montana’s hardworking families, our economy, and our businesses,” DPHHS director Adam Meier

U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., has released the following statement following the arrest of an Afghan parolee for the rape of an 18-yearold girl in Missoula: The individual arrested for rape did not go through the 14-step, 18- to 24-month vetting process required to obtain a visa, and was instead paroled into to the country by President Biden’s Department of Homeland Security without proper

Farm and ranch women have the unique opportunity to be a part of Annie’s Project, a national program with focus on farm and ranch management skills. MSU Extension will offer this program virtually Nov. 8-Dec. 13 from 6-8:30 a.m. each Monday evening. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about risk assessments, business planning, financial statements, family and liability insurance,

If they comply with the plans, the charge is dropped. They usually don’t end up with a public criminal record, but the court system can still track them. Nontribal members are never put in jail, because the tribe lacks jurisdictional authority over them. Instead, a police officer ends up sitting with them in the hospital — sometimes for days — until they can be evaluated. Not every