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![Missoula jail to receive $567K for substance abuse treatment program](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/09/attachment-Jail.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula jail to receive $567K for substance abuse treatment program
Services to be offered, on a voluntary basis, include behavioral health therapy, certified behavioral health peer support, care coordination, medication prescription, management and monitoring, and medication for opioid use disorder, according to the release.
![SOS Jacobson files 3 political complaints against organizations that defeated her in court](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/11/Montana-Capitol.jpg?w=980&q=75)
SOS Jacobson files 3 political complaints against organizations that defeated her in court
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen has filed formal complaints against three Montana organizations for what her office says are violations of Montana law when it comes to voter registration
![Gov. Gianforte praises Housing Task Force’s recommendations, calls for starter homes](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/10/attachment-Housing-Gianforte.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gov. Gianforte praises Housing Task Force’s recommendations, calls for starter homes
Gov. Greg Gianforte called for more access to starter homes, like duplexes, townhomes and condos, as he commended the work of the Housing Task Force he assembled, which recently completed its final recommendations.
![Montana’s western U.S. House district goes from ‘likely’ to ‘leans’ Republican in national analyses](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/08/attachment-Zinke-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana’s western U.S. House district goes from ‘likely’ to ‘leans’ Republican in national analyses
Democrat Monica Tranel faces “an uphill climb” to represent Montana in the U.S. House of Representatives, but Republican and favorite Ryan Zinke “has a unique image problem,” said the Cook Political Report as it shifted its projection for the district from “Likely Republican” to “Leans Republican.”
![Montana’s elected officials weigh in on Holland Lake Lodge expansion proposal](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/09/attachment-Holland-Lake-View.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana’s elected officials weigh in on Holland Lake Lodge expansion proposal
The thousands of people commenting include U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, county commissioners and state legislators.
![Judge approves class-action suit against Lake County jail](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/barscuffs.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge approves class-action suit against Lake County jail
A federal judge has ruled that class-action claims in which jail inmates allege a host of issues ranging from poor living conditions to being denied access to medical care can proceed against Lake County and the State of Montana.
![Judge rules two Colstrip bills passed by state lawmakers in 2021 violate the U.S. Constitution](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/01/Colstrip-power-plant-Montana-Free-Press.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge rules two Colstrip bills passed by state lawmakers in 2021 violate the U.S. Constitution
Though legal experts and even the Montana Legislature’s own legal staff warned the Republican-dominated House and Senate that many of the bills lawmakers were drafting and passing didn’t quite meet constitutional muster, the 2021 session produced a flurry of bills, most of which were signed by Gov. Greg Gianforte.
![Montana Department of Justice fails IT security according to state auditors](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/KnudsenAustin_042817_Meeting.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Department of Justice fails IT security according to state auditors
A new state information technology audit shows that the Montana Department of Justice is not meeting goals and requirements for security, structure and governance.
![Power bills grow this month; PSC commissioner wants ‘brownouts’ directed at Missoula](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/05/NorthWestern-Energy-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Power bills grow this month; PSC commissioner wants ‘brownouts’ directed at Missoula
As part of lengthy commentary at the meeting, one commissioner also suggested one city in particular — Missoula — should get hit with “brownouts,” or temporary reductions in power, if NorthWestern must implement them.
![Rosendale responds to lawsuit accusing his campaign of illegally coordinating with NRA](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/03/Rosendale-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Rosendale responds to lawsuit accusing his campaign of illegally coordinating with NRA
The lawsuit, brought by Giffords, a gun-control advocacy organization named after former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot and survived, alleges that Rosendale, who is running for re-election in Montana’s eastern House district, coordinated approximately $400,000 in campaign materials illegally with the NRA in his failed 2018 U.S. Senate campaign.