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State could be banned from buying Narcan from opioid funds
Purdue has sold a Narcan alternative since 2022 and Hikma has developed an opioid antagonist twice the dose of Narcan.

UM students study wildfire impacts on Montana lakes
Following hundreds of years of intentional fire use by Indigenous people, parts of Glacier National Park have burned nearly every year since it was established, making it the perfect place to investigate fire impacts on lake systems.

Data privacy, artificial intel challenge Montana legislature
Montana’s Legislature only meets every other year — a practice shared by just three other states. It’s yet another hurdle for making laws that concern a light-speed industry.

Montana lawmakers debate legality of assisted suicide
Proponents of Senate Bill 136 argue that the practice of medical aid in dying endangers vulnerable people and corrupts the doctor’s purpose, and opponents argue the practice brings a more peaceful end to the terminally ill.

Bill would allow resort tax revenue for workforce housing
The Montana Legislature is considering legislation that would allow resort communities that have opted for a local sales tax to use the money the tax raises for workforce housing.

Private property rights clash with local land use planning
Proponents of the bill say local governments are exerting too much power over private property with regulations that deal with issues like yard size, rental use, occupancy or open space.

Lawmakers hear proposal to outlaw gender care to minors
Lawmakers held the first hearing Monday for a bill that would define gender-affirming medical care as a crime that endangers the welfare of a child.

After her son, woman testifies for Montana Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion is a program to extend Medicaid eligibility to Montana residents who make up to 133% of the federal poverty line.

Legislature dives into government use of AI
Worries about the malicious use of AI in government work have sparked the drafting of two bills at the Montana Legislature that aim to limit its use.

Hours of testimony given on Montana Medicaid expansion bills
Lawmakers held hearings on three different proposals on how to address the upcoming expiration date for the state’s Medicaid expansion program.