The initiative s sponsor said Wednesday private landowners should be able to hunt their land like those who live outside the reservation boundaries in Montana.
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SB 58 was introduced into the Legislature as part of a consensus package of six bills endorsed by the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association and Montana Citizens Elk Management Coalition.
If mostly party-line votes continue, more legislation that opponents say would limit access to abortion care looks poised to be heading to Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte.
If early bill requests are any indication, the Montana Constitution’s provision creating an independent redistricting commission rests squarely in the GOP’s sights.