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Daines Introduces Bill To Punish Criminals For Targeting Law Enforcement

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is cosponsoring the “Protect and Serve Act,” to help protect law enforcement officers by creating federal penalties for individuals who deliberately target local, state, or federal law enforcement officers with violence. “Montana law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every single day to keep our families and communities safe,” said Senator Daines.

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Daines Introduces Bill To Punish Criminals For Targeting Law Enforcement

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., is cosponsoring the “Protect and Serve Act,” to help protect law enforcement officers by creating federal penalties for individuals who deliberately target local, state, or federal law enforcement officers with violence. “Montana law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every single day to keep our families and communities safe,” said Senator Daines.

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Posted on March 25, 2021

Town Pump Offers Library Grants Aimed At Youth

The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is offering $1,000 grants to public libraries in Montana to help fund summer youth-reading programs. Libraries can apply now through April 30 at www. townpumpfoundation.com using the Keep Kids Reading application. Grants will be awarded in May 2021. The total grant pool is $60,000. “The Town Pump Charitable Foundation appreciates the critical role

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Town Pump Offers Library Grants Aimed At Youth

The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is offering $1,000 grants to public libraries in Montana to help fund summer youth-reading programs. Libraries can apply now through April 30 at www. townpumpfoundation.com using the Keep Kids Reading application. Grants will be awarded in May 2021. The total grant pool is $60,000. “The Town Pump Charitable Foundation appreciates the critical role

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Posted on March 25, 2021

State Lawmakers Begin Budget Bargaining

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives began debating the state’s two-year budget on Monday, March 22. Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, is the chair of the House Appropriations Committee and the sponsor of House Bill 2, the main budget bill. “The only job that a Legislature actually has to do is pass a budget,” Jones said during the bill’s first debate in the full House. “In our

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State Lawmakers Begin Budget Bargaining

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives began debating the state’s two-year budget on Monday, March 22. Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, is the chair of the House Appropriations Committee and the sponsor of House Bill 2, the main budget bill. “The only job that a Legislature actually has to do is pass a budget,” Jones said during the bill’s first debate in the full House. “In our

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Posted on March 25, 2021

Smith Unhappy With HB 2 Decisions

The Montana House took up House Bill 2, the main funding bill, on Monday, March 22, and Rep. Frank Smith, D-Poplar, was unhappy with decisions made during the session. Cuts for suicide prevention, prisons and mental health were some of the areas that Smith was most disappointed bout. “Every time, we try to amend it, it gets killed 66-33. The 33 are Democrats,” Smith said. “The whole HB

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Smith Unhappy With HB 2 Decisions

The Montana House took up House Bill 2, the main funding bill, on Monday, March 22, and Rep. Frank Smith, D-Poplar, was unhappy with decisions made during the session. Cuts for suicide prevention, prisons and mental health were some of the areas that Smith was most disappointed bout. “Every time, we try to amend it, it gets killed 66-33. The 33 are Democrats,” Smith said. “The whole HB

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Posted on March 25, 2021

Governor Moves Up Date For Full Vaccinations

The state of Montana looks like it’s ahead of the game when it comes to COVID vaccinations. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced last week that the goal has changed in the state regarding when vaccinations will be available for all Montanans. Instead of the previous mid-July goal, Gianforte said the goal is now April 1 for all residents over the age of 16. President Biden has announced

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Governor Moves Up Date For Full Vaccinations

The state of Montana looks like it’s ahead of the game when it comes to COVID vaccinations. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced last week that the goal has changed in the state regarding when vaccinations will be available for all Montanans. Instead of the previous mid-July goal, Gianforte said the goal is now April 1 for all residents over the age of 16. President Biden has announced

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Posted on March 25, 2021

Indigenous Persons Bill

Sen. Susan Webber, D-Browning, introduces House Bills 35 and 36 to members of the Montana Senate on Wednesday, March 17. The bills are efforts to combat the missing and murdered Indigenous persons crisis and would establish a missing persons review commission and a grant program to provide training for missing persons response teams. The Senate advanced both bills, which could soon reach Gov. Gianforte’s

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Indigenous Persons Bill

Sen. Susan Webber, D-Browning, introduces House Bills 35 and 36 to members of the Montana Senate on Wednesday, March 17. The bills are efforts to combat the missing and murdered Indigenous persons crisis and would establish a missing persons review commission and a grant program to provide training for missing persons response teams. The Senate advanced both bills, which could soon reach Gov. Gianforte’s

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Posted on March 25, 2021

House Committee Hears Bill Allowing Judicial Endorsements

Lawmakers on the House State Administration Committee heard public comment Tuesday, March 16, on yet another bill that would change judicial elections in the state. Senate Bill 271 would add a single sentence to Montana code, but has the potential to vastly change judicial elections by allowing candidates to announce political endorsements. Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kila, is the sponsor of the bill.

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House Committee Hears Bill Allowing Judicial Endorsements

Lawmakers on the House State Administration Committee heard public comment Tuesday, March 16, on yet another bill that would change judicial elections in the state. Senate Bill 271 would add a single sentence to Montana code, but has the potential to vastly change judicial elections by allowing candidates to announce political endorsements. Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kila, is the sponsor of the bill.

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Posted on March 25, 2021

Bill Would Ease Regulations On Gravel Pit Permit Applications

A bill seeking to ease permitting requirements for gravel pits in rural areas and make it harder to call a public hearing on new facilities is drawing clear battle lines in the Montana Legislature, as property owners say it cuts them out of the process. In a hearing that lasted for more than two hours on Monday, March 15, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Steve Gunderson, R-Libby, called the bill —

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Bill Would Ease Regulations On Gravel Pit Permit Applications

A bill seeking to ease permitting requirements for gravel pits in rural areas and make it harder to call a public hearing on new facilities is drawing clear battle lines in the Montana Legislature, as property owners say it cuts them out of the process. In a hearing that lasted for more than two hours on Monday, March 15, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Steve Gunderson, R-Libby, called the bill —

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Posted on March 25, 2021

Prom King, Queen

Voted Wolf Point’s prom king and queen were Parker Swenson and Jewel Olson on Friday, March 19. Other queen candidates were Madison Stensland, Demi Kegley and Mikaya Smoker-Dewitt. Other king candidates were Sage Hutchinson, Zander Ackerman and Antone Manning. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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Prom King, Queen

Voted Wolf Point’s prom king and queen were Parker Swenson and Jewel Olson on Friday, March 19. Other queen candidates were Madison Stensland, Demi Kegley and Mikaya Smoker-Dewitt. Other king candidates were Sage Hutchinson, Zander Ackerman and Antone Manning. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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Posted on March 25, 2021

Crowning

Jewel Olson was crowned Wolf Point’s prom queen on Friday, March 19. Other queen candidates were Madison Stensland, Demi Kegley and Mikaya Smoker-Dewitt. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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Crowning

Jewel Olson was crowned Wolf Point’s prom queen on Friday, March 19. Other queen candidates were Madison Stensland, Demi Kegley and Mikaya Smoker-Dewitt. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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Posted on March 25, 2021

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Daines Introduces Bill To Punish Criminals For Targeting Law Enforcement

Daines Introduces Bill To Punish Criminals For Targeting Law Enforcement

Town Pump Offers Library Grants Aimed At Youth

Town Pump Offers Library Grants Aimed At Youth

State Lawmakers Begin Budget Bargaining

State Lawmakers Begin Budget Bargaining

Smith Unhappy With HB 2 Decisions

Smith Unhappy With HB 2 Decisions

Governor Moves Up Date For Full Vaccinations

Governor Moves Up Date For Full Vaccinations

Indigenous Persons Bill

Indigenous Persons Bill

House Committee Hears Bill Allowing Judicial Endorsements

House Committee Hears Bill Allowing Judicial Endorsements

Bill Would Ease Regulations On Gravel Pit Permit Applications

Bill Would Ease Regulations On Gravel Pit Permit Applications

Prom King, Queen

Prom King, Queen

Crowning

Crowning

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