The limited availability of a manufacturer-authorized technician shouldn’t stop Montana farmers from getting to work feeding and clothing the world. But as it stands today, one of the biggest challenges thrown in the face of Montana agriculture is when original equipment manufacturers lock farmers and ranchers out of repairing their own equipment, stymying producers from doing everything

A bill its sponsor called “easy-peasy” would allow retired teachers to keep their benefits while returning to tutor their replacements. The House State Administration Committee heard first testimony on House Bill 359 Tuesday. Feb. 11. Rep. Jamie Isaly, D-Bozeman, is sponsoring the bill. “This just opens the door for retired teachers to perhaps get paid to help newly hired teachers

Montana lawmakers are attempting to add to the crime of child endangerment, including exposure to marijuana. Senate Bill 261 would make exposing a child to marijuana and other dangerous drugs or forcing them to consume the drugs a punishable offense. It would also criminalize assisting minors in entering dispensaries. Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, is carrying the bill. In a Senate Judiciary

Disciplinary proceedings against Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen could be wrapping up, now that judges have been empaneled to decide the outcome. The Montana Supreme Court on Friday, Feb. 14, selected five district court judges to decide what discipline Knudsen, a Republican, will face for 41 findings of professional conduct violations stemming from a period in 2021 when the AG refused