Landlords voting on housing bills. Farmers voting on ag bills. How are conflicts of interest handled when lawmaking is a second job? We answer another listener question this week on The Big Why. #mtnews #mtpol #thebigwhy #montana
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Abortion, religious freedom, and mental health care getting plenty of attention at the legislature.Montana Public Radio Holly Michels Jessi Bennion
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Lawmakers in favor of the bill said they were concerned about TikTok, the popular video sharing app, providing user data to the Chinese government. #mtnews #mtpol
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Drag show on the steps of the Montana Capitol today in protest of the bill barring minors from attending performances, among other restrictions. #mtpol #mtnews

One of the bills would allow for duplexes in areas of larger cities currently zoned solely for single family homes. Another aims to increase housing density by requiring local governments to allow multi-unit and mixed-use development. #mtnews #mtpol
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A group of bills that would change cities’ zoning regulations in order to increase housing supply are progressing through the state Legislature. The bills have won bipartisan support and are nearing the governor's desk.
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Landlords voting on housing bills. Farmers voting on ag bills. How are conflicts of interest handled when lawmaking is a second job? We answer another listener question this week on The Big Why. #mtnews #mtpol #thebigwhy #montana
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“We've become the face of the failure of the system because we're the only organization providing these services,” said Levi Anderson, CEO of Western Montana Mental Health. #mtnews

Layoffs are hitting every Montana newspaper owned by Lee Enterprises. Have heard that a quarter of newsroom staff statewide is being let go, but it could well be more. Hard to confirm because local Lee management and Corporate HQ refusing to comment
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Lewis and Clark District Court has declined to grant a block, calling it 'premature' as the bill has not been signed. Planned Parenthood of MT says it'll immediately renew its request for a block if/when Gianforte signs the bill. #mtpol

States across the country are assessing whether nearly 100 million people still qualify for Medicaid for the first time in 3 years. About 7.5 million people are expected to lose coverage despite still qualifying. I explain why for NPR here: n.pr/3o2Q4dX

Since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed federal protections for abortions, medical providers in conservative-led states have been fighting legal and political battles — as well as escalating threats from the anti-abortion movement. #mtnews #mtpol
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Elouise Cobell, who spearheaded a lawsuit over rampant federal mismanagement of Indian trust funds, is one of this year’s inductees into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. #mtnews
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The group, including Montanan Christina Koch, will fly on NASA's Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time 50 years and establish a long-term presence there.
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Matt at Mar-a-Lago, jungle primary, and Cascade county chaos. Montana Public Radio
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“Let’s not kid ourselves, this is just brazen partisanship targeting a single race. This isn’t fair, this isn’t what Montanans want, they don’t want one party rule,” Sen. Minority Leader Pat Flowers said. The bill's sponsor calls it a test run. #mtnews
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NEW (again!): After some whispers we’d see this exact thing occur, the MT Senate voted to reconsider the farm-to-food-bank grant program. This means the bill still has a chance of clearing the Senate. Breakdown below!

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