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 designation on a birth certificate may be altered only if the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has first received a certified copy of a court order indicating that the sex of the individual born in Montana had been changed by surgical procedure.
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A peak is shrouded in smoke from regional wildfires on July 14, at Grand Teton National Park, south of Yellowstone. Natalie Behring/Getty Images
Out-of-state crews are headed to Montana to help fight massive fires there as the western part of the country continues to be ravaged by flames and drought.
Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Friday that crews from Utah and California two states dealing with their own fires were arriving over the weekend to help battle blazes that had become increasingly worrisome.
Fire officials from Montana s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said on Wednesday that the over 6,800-acre Alder Creek Fire in the southwestern part of the state was the nation s highest firefighting priority.
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By Pat Sweeney
Jul 23, 2021 | 4:42 PM
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has joined the governors of Montana and Idaho and the premiers of Saskatchewan and Alberta in sending a letter urging the federal governments of the U-S and Canada to work on reaching an agreement to reopen the border immediately.
The letter to U-S President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau follows this week’s decision by the U-S to extend restrictions on nonessential travel at the border at least until Aug. 21.
That decision came two days after Canada’s announcement that it would reopen its border to vaccinated U.S. citizens for nonessential travel on Aug. 9.