A bill revising the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act — a priority bill this session for the Montana American Indian Caucus — was signed into law in May, though in a much weaker form than initially proposed. Montana’s Indian Child Welfare Act is an extension of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, which aims to protect Native children by giving their tribe and family opportunities to participate

While many across the state are planting or branding, some Farmers Union members traveled to Washington, D.C., May 5-7 to advocate for the family farm and ranch during Farmers Union’s Week of Action. This year’s theme was “For Farmers Sake,” with one of the goals being to encourage Congress to pass a farm bill, but not just any farm bill. America’s farm bill expired two years ago,