Category: Montana

Montana Moms Demand School District Ouster Over Mandatory Masking

Parents in Billings, Montana, who say parents should decide whether their children wear masks are demanding the immediate resignation of the local school district superintendent. He had abruptly announced the local K-12 mask mandate would be re-imposed because the reported number of COVID-19 infections among students was rising. Meanwhile, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican,…


Montana’s Jewel

“Hidden away by the Gods, like a necklace of pearls, among the crags and vastness of the Swan Mountains, lies the Jewel Basin; the enchanted land of this, our Montana. Friends, I have seen the sun set on the minarets of Spain, and make splendid the dome of St. Sophia in Constantinople. I have watched…


Trans Individuals Sue Montana Over Proof of Sex Change Requirement to Amend Birth Certificates

Two Montanans who claim to be transgender filed a lawsuit against the state over a law that requires those wishing to change their sex on birth certificates to prove that they’ve had sex reassignment surgery. The measure, known as Senate Bill 280, signed in April by Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, provides that the sex…


Grizzly Bear Is Fatally Shot After Killing California Woman

HELENA Mont.—A grizzly bear that pulled a California woman from her tent and killed her this week was fatally shot early Friday by wildlife officials using night-vision goggles to stake out a chicken coop that the animal raided near the small Montana town where the woman was attacked. Federal wildlife workers shot the bear shortly…


Trump Endorses Ryan Zinke, His Former Interior Secretary, for Montana’s New House Seat

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed former congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in his run for Montana’s newly awarded U.S. House seat. Zinke, who said he maintains a friendship with Trump, announced his run for Montana’s second House seat in May after filing paperwork to organize a campaign committee. The seat was awarded…


Montana AG Issues Legal Opinion Ruling Critical Race Theory Violates Equal Protection

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Thursday issued a legal opinion that found that using critical race theory in training and education programs violates the U.S. Constitution as well as federal and state laws. Knudsen issued his determination following a request from Superintendent of Public Instruction, Elsie Arntzen, who wanted the state’s top legal official…


Enjoying Glacier National Park and the Izaak Walton Inn

Last June, during COVID, our family ignored California restrictions, got on a plane, and flew to Washington and Montana. We stayed at the Izaak Walton Inn, located at 290 Izaak Walton Inn Road, in Essex, Montana. It lies halfway between the east and west entrances to Glacier National Park. We had a fantastic time, and…


Arizona, Montana Ask Court to Halt Biden Administration’s Narrowing Deportation Guidance

Arizona and Montana attorneys general are asking a judge to order the Biden administration to stop abiding by guidance that narrowed which illegal immigrants should be deported, leading to a new record-low number of deportations in April. In interim guidance issued in February, acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tae Johnson ordered agents only…


Trump Interior Secretary Runs for New Montana US House Seat

BILLINGS, Mont.—Former congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday that he’s running for Montana’s newly awarded U.S. House seat. Zinke told The Associated Press that he was running, a day after filing paperwork to organize a campaign committee. Zinke, who said he maintains a friendship with former President Donald Trump, told AP that political…


Montana Gov. Gianforte Signs Bill Requiring Surgery to Amend Sex on Birth Certificates

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday signed a bill that will require a person to submit a court order confirming that they’ve completed a surgical procedure before changing the sex marker on their birth certificate. The new bill aimed to correct rule changes the state’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) made in…