Dec 18, 2024 · The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a district court ruling in the nation’s first constitutional climate change trial , affirming that the youth plaintiffs have a “fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment” while revoking two Montana statutes. The 70-page decision, authored by Chief Justice Mike McGrath, comes 16 months after Lewis and Clark District ...

Dec 25, 2024 · It’s holiday time and with that comes traditions. One of the traditions we’ve established here at the Daily Montanan is not just presenting our annual list of Top 10 stories as decided by the staff, but we also love to show you what you’ve been reading.

Jan 17, 2025 · Welcome to the era of ‘friendly’ lawsuits against the federal government BY: George Ochenski - January 3, 2025 Well, that didn’t take long. President-elect Donald Trump won’t even take office for another two weeks, but Montana’s Gov. Greg Gianforte has already filed a lawsuit against the federal Department of Interior and the National Park Service over the newly-revised Interagency ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Government & Politics; Justice; Legislature; Legislature 2025; Montana legislators take aim at agency overreach Following a U.S. Supreme Court case overturning Chevron deference, Montana becomes latest state to try curbing executive power; Governor’s office, agency heads stand in opposition

Nov 6, 2024 · Former Montana Rep. Frank Garner speaks about why he’s supporting Constitutional Initiatives 126 and 127 at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters in Helena on Oct. 7, 2024 (Photo by Darrelll Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan)

Nov 6, 2024 · Montana Auditor Troy Downing will exchange his office in Helena for one in Washington, D.C., as the Associated Press has declared the Republican the next Congressman from Montana, as he beat Democratic challenger John Driscoll.

Jan 14, 2025 · Gov. Greg Gianforte wants legislators to move fast on at least part of his property tax relief plan, but Montana lawmakers gave no guarantees Tuesday, either on the centerpiece of his proposal or the speed of their work.. In his State of the State address on Monday, Gianforte said he wants to see a proposal that cuts property tax rates for people who actually live in Montana — as opposed to ...

Jan 3, 2025 · In a years-long fight to stop a power plant near Laurel from releasing the pollution equivalent of 167,000 cars per year, the Montana Supreme Court decided unanimously that both the state’s Department of Environmental Quality as well as NorthWestern Energy had skirted the state’s environmental law by refusing to acknowledge or take action on the greenhouse gases released by the power plant.

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Jul 2, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Commerce and Montana’s U.S. senators announced Tuesday that a technology consortium known as the Headwaters Tech Hub will receive a $41 million grant to help build out jobs within the optical and laser technologies field in four regions of Montana.. Last October, the White House announced the Headwaters Tech Hub, led by Accelerate Montana, was one of 31 consortiums to ...