Bill to add ‘free market’ solution to housing crisis with lot sizes rallies proponents

By Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan In Bozeman, people who have jobs are living in RVs and trying to keep them warm in winter because houses...

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Montana bill seeks to preemptively prohibit bans on energy sources

By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan Republican lawmakers in Montana want to preemptively stop any local governments from banning various energy...

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Bill would give majority party more power on Montana interim committees

By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan Republicans in the Montana Legislature – where they currently hold a supermajority – want to change the...

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Climate Connections: Climate momentum is building in Montana

By Winona Bateman and Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current On January 20, a coalition of 17 organizations across Montana convened in Helena,...

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Anne Hedges speaks at the Climate Advocacy Rally in Helena

Transcript: Look at the power we have gathered here today! We need leadership now more than ever. Montana leaders can and MUST do better....

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MEIC’s Weekly Legislative update – Jan. 26, 2023

This week, we welcome our partner Keegan Medrano to share the ACLU of Montana’s priority bills. We were grateful to also chat with...

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Madison Valley residents weigh in on controversial gravel pit expansion near Ennis

By Helena Dore, Bozeman Daily Chronicle Photo via Protect The Madison Valley. Dozens of people gathered in Ennis on Wednesday evening to...

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Missoula county opposes bill banning government-created solar-ready zones

By Laura Lundquist, Missoula Current Missoula County is asking the Legislature not to prohibit local governments from zoning some...

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Bill aims to put federal injunction thresholds in place in Montana

By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan Democratic senators wondered Tuesday if a bill would give the state government “immunity” from a...

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Bill would keep ESG considerations out of MT’s investing decisions

By Sam Wilson, Billings Gazette A bill moving through the Montana House would prohibit the state from making investment decisions based on...

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