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Montana House Dems join rally in D.C. to urge Congress to act on voting rights
Dozens of legislators from Montana, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Texas, among others, traveled to Washington to pressure the Senate to quickly pass S.1, known as the “For the People Act.”
Bozeman mayor, others beg Congress to do something about affordable housing
The mayors of cities in Ohio, Montana and Arizona stressed the need for affordable housing to be included in any congressional infrastructure package during a Tuesday hearing before the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee.
Bill of rights for residents of manufactured housing introduced in Congress
One reintroduced bill that aims to keep manufactured housing communities “affordable by providing federal assistance for acquiring and preserving these communities,” through purchases by non-profits or local groups.
House GOP leader condemns Holocaust comment by Marjorie Taylor Greene
U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday condemned remarks by Georgia’s Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene comparing the wearing of masks and vaccination logos to the persecution and murder of Jews by Nazis during the Holocaust.
Interior Department to investigate cases of missing, murdered indigenous people
Interior Secretary Debra Haaland, the first Indigenous person to lead the agency, announced Thursday the formation of the Missing & Murdered Unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services.