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House gives initial approval to 2 competing charter school bills

Both GOP-sponsored charter school bills cleared an initial vote in the state House on Wednesday.

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Lawmakers slog through long hearings in advance of midway deadline

The drop-dead date for any policy legislation that doesn’t deal in money to pass out of the chamber it started in is Friday.

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Bill Would Shrink Montana Supreme Court from Seven Justices to Five

Bill Would Shrink Montana Supreme Court from Seven Justices to Five
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Bill would ban drag shows in schools and libraries, add age limit for some private biz shows

All but one of the Republicans on the committee are co-sponsors of the bill.

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Bill to limit care for trans minors clears first vote in Senate with GOP support

The bill is a repeat attempt by Sen. John Fuller, a Kalispell Republican who saw similar legislation defeated in the House in 2021.

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