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Publisher wins fight to keep her weekly newspaper in northeastern ...
WEBSep 5, 2021 · Darla Downs, owner and publisher of the Northern Plains Independent in Wolf Point, Montana. In this Aug. 24, 2021 picture she stands in front of the building where a new door and flooring are being installed to update the newspaper office which had been closed since May 2019 (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). WOLF POINT, Montana ...
Montana State Prison over capacity, shutting down visitation due …
WEBOct 21, 2022 · Visitation for inmates at the over-capacity and short-staffed Montana State Prison will be suspended Oct. 31 until further notice. “The vacancy rates at the facility are holding steady,” Department of Corrections Carolynn Bright said Friday in an email.
Complaint asks the federal government to step in to oversee …
WEBDec 14, 2022 · Four environmental groups have begun a process to challenge the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s oversight of Signal Peak coal mining’s operations in the Bull Mountains, saying the state department has intentionally failed to protect water there, harming ranchers and the environment.
Supreme Court halts Westmoreland coal field expansion near …
WEBNov 22, 2023 · The Montana Supreme Court has reinstated an order that halts Westmoreland Rosebud Mining from expanding its coal mining operation near Colstrip because the state failed to properly consider expert testimony on water quality. The decision sends the case back to the district court, the Montana Board of …
The Daily Montanan’s top 10 stories of 2022
WEBDec 27, 2022 · Housing, marijuana and GOP supermajority top the list. By: Daily Montanan Staff - December 27, 2022 4:07 pm. The interior of the Montana state capitol in Helena, which was completed in 1899, 10 years after the state was admitted to the union. (Photo by Eric Seidle for the Daily Montanan.)
Western congressional candidate Mitch Heuer pitches himself as …
WEBMay 24, 2022 · The Daily Montanan’s candidate profiles for Republicans and Democrats running for Montana’s two Congressional seats will run this week.The Daily Montana has reached out to candidates in this race, offering them the opportunity to speak with our reporters. The following candidates have either declined the opportunity or not responded: Al Olszewski, Matt Rosendale, Skylar Williams, Mary Todd ...
Montana Supreme Court strikes down abortion parental consent law
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously struck down Montana’s 2013 law requiring minors to get consent from a parent to obtain an abortion as unconstitutional, saying it violates their right to privacy and that the state had shown no compelling interest existed for imposing the extra requirements.. The court’s opinion, written by Justice Laurie McKinnon, upholds a Lewis and ...
DEQ pauses Zortman Landusky project, but mine owner may move …
WEBFeb 4, 2022 · The following is a statement Luke Ployhar provided to the Daily Montana explaining his concerns and position: We were notified by the DEQ yesterday that they plan on requiring an EIS due to what they call “potential serious impacts to the cultural resources for the Nakoda and Aaniiih people.”
Lawmakers look to revise Montana’s marijuana laws two years …
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · In its first major revision proposed to Montana’s marijuana laws since the state legalized recreational use in 2021, a House panel heard a series of bills that would adjust and change laws governing pot. Among those bills and changes is House Bill 128, proposed by Rep. Josh Kassmier, R-Fort Benton, which makes a …