Legislative digest for Day 34
A bill the sponsor said is even more critical to pass following the Chinese spy balloon over Montana emerged from a Senate committee on Thursday.
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A bill the sponsor said is even more critical to pass following the Chinese spy balloon over Montana emerged from a Senate committee on Thursday.
A bill that would reduce the number of Montana Supreme Court justices over the next few years would delay judicial decisions and might violate the constitution, representatives for Montana judges and attorneys told a Senate committee.
Sen. Shane Morigeau said killing the bill sends a “chilling message” to Native youth. “It says our lives don’t matter. Our lives aren’t equal. Our opinions aren’t valued.”
A misguided bill currently before the state Legislature, listed as LC2215, states "Science instruction may not include subject matter that is not scientific fact." And so on.
A bill that would ban the teaching of scientific theories like gravity and evolution, was tabled in committee Monday. The Senate Education and Cultural Resources Committee voted unanimously to table the bill, meaning it likely won't move forward.