A coalition of Montana labor unions, disability rights advocates and individual voters announced a lawsuit last week requesting that a Cascade County District Court judge preserve Election Day registration and declare a recent law eliminating it unconstitutional. The complaint alleges that House Bill 176, passed by the 67th Montana Legislature and signed into law April 19 by Gov. Greg Gianforte,

As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in Montana, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., sponsored the Provider Relief Fund Deadline Extension Act to extend the deadline for eligible health care providers to use specific funds received from the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund, which Tester fought to create as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. “Montana’s health care providers

The Montana Department of Agriculture announces noxious weed grant funding is now available through the 2022 Noxious Trust Fund Grant Program. Established by the 1985 Montana Legislature, the NWTF grants provide funding for noxious weed research projects, development projects, state and community education, and local cooperative - landowner cost share. Funding assistance is provided to counties,

The Montana Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Committee announces that registration is now open for the 2021 YF& R Leadership Conference Oct. 15-17 at the GranTree Inn in Bozeman. The conference offers topnotch speakers, networking and tours, and is geared toward young agriculturalists ages 18-35. The event kicks off Friday afternoon with two rounds of the Collegiate Discussion Meet. The

Montana State University’s College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station will host the annual Celebrate Agriculture weekend Nov. 12-13 on the MSU campus. Celebrate Agriculture honors MSU alumni and students and the legacy of Montana’s agricultural communities. The weekend will kick off Nov. 12 with the annual Agricultural Economics Outlook Conference hosted by the

Lustre Christian dropped volleyball matches against North Country and Bainville during the weekend. The Lions fell short against North Country by an 11-25, 4-25, 12-25, final. Aubri Holzricther led the Lions with three kills. Grace Brown had two blocks. Alexa Reddig finished with two aces and five digs. Lustre lost to Bainville by a 15-25, 12-25, 13-25, final. Brown accounted for