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Cascade County District Judge Michele Levine is out, Senate says Traci Rosenbaum, Great Falls Tribune © RION SANDERS/GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE Michele Levine is sworn in as the newest district judge on Tuesday afternoon by District Judge Elizabeth Best via Zoom video call at the Cascade County Courthouse. Michele is joined by her husband Bill who assisted in Tuesdays ceremony. A Montana State Senate vote on Friday means Michele Levine will not continue as a Cascade County District...

A Montana State Senate vote on Friday means Michele Levine will not continue as a Cascade County District Judge. Its the first time in 50 years the Senate has declined to confirm an interim judge. At Levines final hearing in Great Falls, a Youth in Need of Care matter, she said she told the parties that a new judge would have to get up to speed on their case. Until then, she said, those kids are “in limbo,” and theyre not the only ones. "The Senate is playing with a lot of peoples lives," ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Senate voted Tuesday to indefinitely postpone a bill...

Montana Senate votes down bill to prohibit gender transition surgeries for minors Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-04-20 22:13:22-04 HELENA — The Montana Senate has voted down a bill that would have prohibited gender transition surgeries for transgender youth, likely killing it for this session. House Bill 427, sponsored by Rep. John Fuller, R-Whitefish, was set for a debate on the House floor Tuesday, but leaders delayed the vote. However, Sen. Bryce Bennett, D-Missoula, then moved...

Montana transgender athletes bill amended amid funding worry Associated Press 5 days ago By IRIS SAMUELS, Associated Press/Report for America © Provided by Associated Press Students, transgender people and allies from across Montana gather in front of the state Capitol in Helena, Mont., on Monday, April 19, 2021, to protest a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing in school and college sports under the gender with which they identify. (Thom Bridge/Independe...

Montanas Potential Loss of $250M in Federal Funds Leads to Amendment of Transgender Athlete Bill On 4/20/21 at 5:50 PM EDT Associated Press reported. The state measure, which has received approval in Montanas House and Senate, now faces new obstacles due to an executive order from President Joe Biden banning gender-based discrimination. In Montana, universities receive roughly $350 million from federal funding, $250 million of which goes to student loans and grants to cover tuition costs, AP s...

HELENA, Mont. – 197… that is the number of bills Governor Greg Gianforte has signed into law, as of Thursday, April 15.  Some of the most high-profile bills signed already include liability protection from COVID-19 for small businesses, and a bill expanding conceal carry rights in Montana, but let’s dive into some of the bills we havent discussed. They include providing incentives for increasing starting teacher salaries, something the governor singled during his Stat...

The Montana Senate voted down a bill on Wednesday that would have restricted absentee ballot collection in Montana, with some Republicans joining Democrats who opposed the measure as creating an unnecessary barrier for mail-in voting. House Bill 406 sought to outlaw a practice commonly used by get-out-the-vote groups, in which organizations submit mail-in ballots collected from voters. Under the measure, voters could have still let family members and legal guardians submit their ballots f...

Montana Republican voter suppression agenda is un-American Sen. Bryce Bennett © Courtesy photo Sen. Bryce Bennett, D-Missoula. Voters turned out in record numbers in 2020. Hundreds of thousands of folks in our state cast their ballots and exercised their most fundamental right as an American. Unfortunately, Republicans across the nation and here in Montana are working around the clock to take that right away. Today there are 361 bills introduced across 47 states to make it ha...

AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA — Dozens of people gathered on the Montana Capitol steps Monday for a rally to urge residents to contact their representatives and express opposition to several bills moving through the Legislature, including one the LGBTQ community and its allies argue could be used to justify discrimination. "The folks in the building behind me were hoping they could steal your rights and no one would notice," Democratic Sen. Bryce Bennett of Missoula, ...