Great Falls Republican Rep. Steven Galloway’s bill to cut Montana unemployment eligibility from 28 weeks to 20, which he says will allow business owners to pay their employees more rather than paying into the unemployment insurance trust fund, saw one of the shortest Appropriations hearings of the session Thursday.
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Great Falls Republican Rep. Steven Galloway’s bill to cut Montana unemployment eligibility from 28 weeks to 20, which he says will allow business owners to pay their employees more rather than paying into the unemployment insurance trust fund, passed the House Appropriations Committee Friday in a 16-7 vote.
A bill heard in the House Judiciary Committee Monday seeks to send a proposal to voters in the 2024 election that would amend the Montana Constitution to allow groups of citizens to form grand juries which could return indictments county attorneys would be forced to prosecute lest they be indicted themselves.
The state House gave initial approval to bills that would clarify what role religion can play in public schools and possibly competing bills on notification requirements for sexual education.