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For the first time, the Associated Students of the University of Montana has developed lobbying coalitions aimed at helping interested students gain lobbying experience at the state legislature.
ASUMâs Student Political Action Director Maggie Bornstein said the coalitions will be focused on legislation that aligns with ASUMâs five legislative priorities: higher education funding, protecting student renters, expanding mental health services, protecting students from discriminatory legislation and reproductive rights.Â
Bornstein said students are typically an underrepresented group at the legislature, and their voices often go unheard.Â
âEven the voice of a few students just shows the tip of an iceberg,â Bornstein said.
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Montana House Bill 102 has the potential to allow guns on Montanaâs university campuses.Â
The bill has been moving quickly through the stateâs legislature. It has already passed the House of Representatives in a vote of 66 to 31. All yes votes on the bill were cast by Republicans; the no votes were all cast by Democrats.Â
On Jan. 20, the bill had its first reading in the Montana Senate, being heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee. If the bill passes in the committee, it goes to the entire Senate for readings and a vote.Â
Officer Croft outside the University Police station the morning of Jan. 25, 2021. The current campus policy on firearms states that only police officers and Federal authorities licensed to be armed are allowed to carry guns on campus. HB102 would change that.Matthew Tryan / Montana Kaimin