The regents are not the only ones suing over HB102.
The Montana Federation of Public Employees filed a separate lawsuit in Montana’s Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of HB102, along with fellow plaintiffs including ex-regents, professors and students, as well as a former commissioner of higher education. Amanda Curtis, president of the union, said the groups plan to refile their challenge in district court after the Supreme Court dismissed their petition to take up the case directly, ruling that no urgency or emergency factors exist making litigation in the trial courts and the normal appeal process inadequate.
“We filed this lawsuit because we have always and continue to believe that Montana’s constitution means something and that this Legislature, or any body of politicians, are not all powerful and can’t just impose their will over the top of one of the best constitutions in the United States,” said Curtis. She said the MFPE counts among its membership
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Montana employees working remote will head back to worksites
June 1, 2021
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) Montana state employees who have been working remotely because of the pandemic will begin returning to their worksites this month and Capitol Complex offices that have been closed to the public will reopen in two weeks, state officials said.
Effective June 14, state agencies will bring at least half of their employees back to their assigned state worksites. Managers will decide which employees will return during a first stage of the process, according to a memo issued by the Department of Administration last Friday.
State employees are encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and face coverings won t be required for most employees under the state s guidelines.