Montana could lose an estimated $350 million in federal funding money that goes largely to student loans and Pell grants if a bill that aims to regulate transgender athletes becomes law, according to the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education.
Ali Bovingdon, chief legal counsel for the Commissioner’s Office, said Thursday the university system plans to oppose that bill in the Senate. Rep. John Fuller, R-Whitefish, sponsored House Bill 112, which would require transgender female athletes to participate on a men’s team instead of a women’s team.
In a legislative update to the Montana Board of Regents, Bovingdon listed numerous concerns with the bill. She said it violates the NCAA’s policy on inclusion and gender equity, and if it were to pass, it could jeopardize Montana’s ability to host championship events.
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Originally published on February 25, 2021 9:37 pm
Starting this summer, students at universities in Montana will be able to carry concealed firearms around campus. The change is polarizing students who have different visions for what makes a campus safe.
Montana State University senior Chance Kind is on his way out the door of his Bozeman apartment.
“Keys, wallet, phone. Double-checking my knife. Pens. My pencils. Got my Glock, let’s go.”
As is the case most times Kind is in public, he’s carrying a concealed Glock 19 pistol in his jeans. It’s practically muscle memory for the 22 year old to grab heading out the door. Even just to get some groceries.
A bill winding its way through the state Legislature that would allow beer and wine to be sold to the general public at college athletics events across Montana is inching closer to becoming law.
Senate Bill 247, which would revise alcohol laws at universities and postsecondary institutions, passed a second reading 41-9, but still needs a third reading in both houses before it can be passed along to Gov. Greg Gianforte s desk to be signed, perhaps as soon as April.
A companion bill, SB 248, which would allow student-athletes to be compensated for usage of their name, image and likeness, also passed a second reading in the Senate 43-7. Both bills are sponsored by Sen. Ellie Boldman, D-Missoula, and have received wide bipartisan support. They re set for a third reading on Saturday.
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