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A bill in the state Legislature seeking to regulate science curriculum in public schools got its first hearing Monday. The legislation’s sponsor says by banning scientific theories, the policy aims to prevent kids from being taught things that aren’t true.
Alex Sakariassen Montana Free Press This story is excerpted from Capitolized, a twice-weekly newsletter that keeps an eye on the representatives
Republicans in Missouri's House of Representatives voted down a bill that would ban teenagers from carrying assault weapons without adult supervision on public land.
The bill is a repeat attempt by Sen. John Fuller, a Kalispell Republican who saw similar legislation defeated in the House in 2021.
Several Montana middle- and high-school students said Monday that a lawmaker did not correctly interpret scientific theory and that his bill would ban common theories, like gravity, from being taught in schools – hampering their education and futures in STEM fields.