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![Montana Attorney General, lawmakers: Let us have our day in court](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/KnudsenAustin_041117_HB384.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Attorney General, lawmakers: Let us have our day in court
Montana’s AG petitioned the state’s highest court to reconsider a unanimous order enjoining the Legislature from its quest to obtain judicial records as part of a conflict stemming from legislation overhauling the process for filling vacancies on the court.
![Gianforte announces investments to support Montana families and children](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/03/Gianforte.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gianforte announces investments to support Montana families and children
Gov. Gianforte said the state will invest federal funds to prevent child abuse, expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and provide early intervention services and supports for families with infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities.
![Murkowski to oppose Stone-Manning; Tester tries to keep support for Montanan](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/04/Tracy-Stone-Manning_219X219.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Murkowski to oppose Stone-Manning; Tester tries to keep support for Montanan
Another Republican senator plans to oppose President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, who has been targeted by conservatives over her connection to an Idaho tree-spiking scheme three decades ago.
![Biden allocates $1B to hurricanes and wildfires as part of ‘resilient infrastructure’ effort](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/05/MT_Wildfire_1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Biden allocates $1B to hurricanes and wildfires as part of ‘resilient infrastructure’ effort
His administration is directing $1 billion to the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which sends resources to communities, states, and tribal governments to prepare for extreme weather events.
![Close of 67th Legislature sees changes to election laws, taxes, guns and trapping](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/05/legislature.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Close of 67th Legislature sees changes to election laws, taxes, guns and trapping
With Republicans free to pursue an across-the-board conservative agenda following 16 years of veto threat from a Democrat governor, leaders in the party saw the last election as a directive from the voters to reshape many facets of state government.
![Dems sue to stop changes to Election Day registration, voter ID](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/06/elections-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Dems sue to stop changes to Election Day registration, voter ID
Attorneys for the Montana Democratic Party have sued to stop new voter registration bills, saying they unfairly disenfranchise young voters, the elderly, Native Americans and the disabled even though not a single case of voter fraud has been documented in the past 20 years.
![Lawmakers to investigate judiciary; emails show hurried records search](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/04/Supreme-Court-Montana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lawmakers to investigate judiciary; emails show hurried records search
Emails between Department of Administration Acting Director Misty Ann Giles detail some of the behind-the-scenes efforts to obtain the emails of Montana’s court administrator.
![Judge denies Montana, Arizona pause on deportation](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/12/border-patrol-CBP-photo-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge denies Montana, Arizona pause on deportation
A federal judge in Arizona on Thursday said she’ll deny a request from Attorney General Mark Brnovich to issue a preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing a temporary pause on deportations.
![Former Montana Adjutant General tapped to be VA undersecretary](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/11/VeteransDay3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Former Montana Adjutant General tapped to be VA undersecretary
Former Montana Adjutant General Matt Quinn has been tapped by President Joseph Biden to be the Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs for the Veterans Affairs. Maj. Gen. Quinn served as the 27th leader of the Montana Army National Guard, and he also served in the U.S. Army.
![Montana’s transgender athlete bill originated in Idaho](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/06/Pride-2-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana’s transgender athlete bill originated in Idaho
A bill that bans transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ and women’s sports has quickly spread to more than 30 statehouses across the country after originating in Idaho.