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May 24, 2023

Montana becomes 1st state to ban drag reading events in schools, libraries

Events where drag performers read books to children at public schools or libraries are now banned in Montana, following Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signing the bill Monday.

May 23, 2023

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signs bill to define ‘sex’ as only male and female

Gov. Gianforte of Montana has defined the word “sex" as only male or female in a new state law signed Friday. Montana now joins Kansas and Tennessee which also enacted similar laws.

May 22, 2023

Colorado, Montana issue air quality alerts as smoke from wildfires in Canada drift to the US

The smoke from dozens of wildfires raging in western Canada, mostly from the province of Alberta, have prompted Montana and Colorado to issue air quality alerts.

May 17, 2023

Montana becomes first state to ban TikTok; law likely to be challenged

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation Wednesday making Montana the first state to completely ban TikTok. The measure is expected to be challenged legally.

May 17, 2023

Planned Parenthood in Montana asks judge to block law that bans abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy

A lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood argued that a Montana law banning abortions in the second trimester is unconstitutional. The abortion clinic asked a state judge to block the law.

May 15, 2023

Biden plan would open leases to conservation, not just drilling and grazing

Biden's plan would open leases to conservation in government-owned lands, not just drilling and grazing. There is an ongoing debate over the best use of vast taxpayer-owned property.

May 12, 2023

Montana tried to avoid upcoming climate change trial by dropping energy policy, attorneys say

Montana has repealed its energy policy in an attempt to dismiss part of a case in an upcoming climate change trial, according to attorneys for a group of youth activists.

May 11, 2023

Republican states preparing legal action over Biden's power plant regulations

Republican states are gearing up to fight President Biden's actions targeting fossil fuel power plant emissions in court, saying he lacks the authority to issue such regulations.

May 9, 2023

Montana hiker, 19, found alive days after going missing in Glacier National Park: officials

Matthew Read, 19, set off Friday on the Huckleberry Lookout Trail at Glacier National Park in Montana and was reported missing Sunday. Officials confirmed Tuesday he was located.

May 9, 2023

Abortion providers in 3 states file lawsuit aimed at preserving access to popular mifepristone pill

Abortion clinics in Virginia, Kansas, and Montana filed a lawsuit aimed at preserving access to mifepristone, an abortion pill. The drug is being threatened in a separate lawsuit.