Daily Montanan
![Law firm claims PSC map partisan, should not be used in election](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/12/PSC.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Law firm claims PSC map partisan, should not be used in election
A Public Service Commission district map is so “nakedly partisan,” it shouldn’t be used in the next election, according to plaintiffs who filed a motion this week with the Lewis and Clark County District Court.
![Attorneys ask for permanent injunction against Montana drag ban](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-drag.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Attorneys ask for permanent injunction against Montana drag ban
Plaintiffs include a teacher who dresses up for class, a transgender woman who regularly speaks to groups about transgender and Two-Spirit issues, and nine organizations and businesses that are either aligned with or supportive of the LGTBQ+ community in Montana.
![Advocates submit ballot issue affirming abortion rights in Montana](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/06/abortion.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Advocates submit ballot issue affirming abortion rights in Montana
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana submitted a ballot initiative last week to put before the voters the option to add the right for someone to make decisions about their pregnancy, including abortion, as a constitutional right in Montana.
![Montana counties plead with Gianforte on property taxes](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-Money.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana counties plead with Gianforte on property taxes
Montana counties said the state could choose to take less money from property taxpayers and still keep funding for schools intact.
![UM lands $12.3M NIH contract for work on TB vaccine](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-university-tech.jpg?w=980&q=75)
UM lands $12.3M NIH contract for work on TB vaccine
With a $12.3 million contract from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the University of Montana are hoping to improve the vaccine for TB and positively influence global health.
![Proposal to change Montana primary elections on 2024 ballot advances](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-elections.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Proposal to change Montana primary elections on 2024 ballot advances
Montana voters are one step closer to getting to decide if they want to change primary elections so the top four vote-getters advance — regardless of party.
![Montana SupCo halts coal field expansion near Colstrip](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2016/03/Coal-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana SupCo halts coal field expansion near Colstrip
The Montana Supreme Court said Board of Environmental Review made several errors about the project’s impact.
![Court sides with state over criminal jurisdiction on the Flathead Reservation](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/10/flathead-flag.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Court sides with state over criminal jurisdiction on the Flathead Reservation
In a decision that could cost millions, a district court judge sided with the State of Montana after Lake County argued the state should be financially responsible for federal criminal oversight on the Flathead Reservation.
![Grizzly spotted in Missouri River Breaks on American Prairie land](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-grizzly.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Grizzly spotted in Missouri River Breaks on American Prairie land
Jamie Jonkel, wildlife management specialist with FWP, said bears lived in the area for eons before people came, and they’re trying to recolonize that country.
![Zinke introduces bill to require feds to ‘fill’ Flathead Lake](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/11/attachment-flathead-lake.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Zinke introduces bill to require feds to ‘fill’ Flathead Lake
Minimum levels would be kept up by releases from Hungry Horse Reservoir, and maximum levels would be ensured by releases out of Flathead Lake at the Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam.