This year Republican lawmakers in Montana introduced eight bills threatening the civil rights of the state’s transgender and gender nonconforming citizens. Five of those proposals could still become law, including a ban on gender-affirming care for minors that’s awaiting the signature of Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte. Republicans are also preventing a transgender representative in the state, Zooey Zephyr (D-Missoula), from speaking on the House floor. More on that later. Though Montana’s bills take part in.
The 2023 Legislature has made it to the session s halfway point. For those who spend their time at the Capitol, it means marathon days, intense rhetoric, and heightened tempers.
When legislators meet in January for the 2023 session, we’ll be walking in the door with well over a billion dollars in the bank. Not from new taxes or debt
HELENA, Mont. - Political leaders and advocates in Montana are releasing statements in regard to the Supreme Court s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday.