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The Montana Legislature wrapped up its 2021 session Thursday having passed a $12 billion two-year budget, set a framework for spending $2 billion in federal stimulus money over the next four years and implemented policy to enact the state's voter-approved recreational marijuana law.

Today Cloudy skies with late-night snow showers. Low 29F. Winds NNE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 80%. About one inch of snow expected. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.. Tonight Cloudy skies with late-night snow showers. Low 29F. Winds NNE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 80%. About one inch of snow expected. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Updated: April 22, 2021 @ 7:47 pm

Gianforte signs MMIP bill: “This crisis must end” MMIP bill: “This crisis must end” and last updated 2021-04-22 20:39:04-04 Governor Greg Gianforte on Thursday signed a bill to help address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in Montana. He was joined at the signing ceremony by members of the American Indian Caucus, the governor’s Director of the Office Indian Affairs Misty Kuhl, and Cheryl Horn, the aunt of Selena Not Afraid. Recounting the di...

Montana leaders gather to mark signing of bills on missing, murdered indigenous people and last updated 2021-04-22 21:40:55-04 HELENA — Montana leaders gathered in Helena Thursday to mark their continued efforts to address the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people. Gov. Greg Gianforte held a ceremony for the signing of a suite of bills aimed at showing the state is committed to continuing the dialogue about how to deal with what has been called an “epidemic.” The missi...

Gov. Gianforte signs MMIP bill: “This crisis must end” Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday signed a bill to help address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in Montana. By: David Sherman and last updated 2021-04-23 10:46:33-04 Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday signed a bill to help address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in Montana. He was joined at the signing ceremony by members of the American Indian Caucus, the govern...

Gov. Gianforte signs 2 bills addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis MTN News By: MTN News and last updated 2021-04-21 14:03:04-04 GREAT FALLS — Gov. Greg Gianforte this week signed two bills to help address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in Montana. In his State of the State address in January, Gianforte highlighted heartbreaking facts about the MMIP epidemic. In Montana, Native Americans make up about 7% of the population, ...

Governor signs two bills addressing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis MTN News and last updated 2021-04-21 14:08:20-04 GREAT FALLS — Governor Greg Gianforte this week signed two bills to help address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in Montana. In his State of the State address in January, Gianforte highlighted heartbreaking facts about the MMIP epidemic. In Montana, Native Americans make up about 7 percent of the population, but they account for ab...

“The session was done several months ago, and we’ve already addressed the majority of those issues,” Dupee said. “We’ve been working on those non-stop since that came out, and we’ve

Nicole Wagon knew something was wrong days before she would get the news. "I didnt feel good. I didnt feel good for those couple days. And what can I explain to you is leading up to that day I received the call. It just felt like a sense, a feeling. And I couldnt shake it," she said. She knew Jocelyn was planning a road trip and thought about going over to visit her but decided against it. Their visits sometimes went on a long time with all the talking and laughing. And then the next day Nicole...

State of the States Addresses Reveal Top Tech Agendas The nations governors signaled strong support for connecting citizens with investments in broadband expansion, more online services and virtual health-care delivery. Government Technology   |   February 3, 2021   |  News When the nation’s governors delivered their annual State of the State addresses in 2020, broadband was on a notable upswing. In fact, our story last year included in i...