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Grizzly bear in northwestern Montana. | Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks via AP
A flurry of bills has recently been introduced to Montana’s state legislature that reduces restrictions on the killing of grizzly bears and wolves two predators which have historically struggled to survive in the state.
One such bill is SB 98, put forward by Republican Sen. Bruce Gillespie, which would expand the state law allowance for killing grizzly bears. Currently, Montanans can kill grizzly bears if they are caught in the act of killing their livestock, according to CBS News. But the new bill which has already passed the state Senate would mean grizzly bears could be killed if they were “believed to be ‘threatening’ a person or livestock.” The bill also states that grizzly populations have “recovered” and should be taken off the federal endangered species list.
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Montana’s overstretched counties and tribal governments have developed a mishmash of policies and plans that require ingenuity and mutual support to work. A reporting project by KHN, Montana Free Press and the University of Montana School of Journalism finds the biggest test of that disparate system looms as vaccine eligibility expands. PLUS: a county-by-county guide to vaccine availability in Montana.
At The Montana Legislature, The Stakes Are High For Trans People
Montana lawmakers are carrying a handful of bills that would impact transgender people, adding to the record number of proposals seen across the country this year to restrict trans kids from playing in school sports and accessing gender-affirming health care. Several of those policies are nearing Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk.
If Adrian Jawort was living among her Northern Cheyenne ancestors instead of modern-day Billings, she says her identity wouldn t be questioned. That was something that was accepted in my tribe, was people like me.
Jawort is two-spirit, a term used in Native American cultures to describe a third, fluid, male-and-female gender that’s now included under the umbrella of LGBTQ.