Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Feb. 13, 2025

Things are moving quickly now: Energy bills, judiciary bills, land use bills, oh my! And, of course, MEPA bills still persist. This week,...

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MEPA and the Montana Legislature

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Long before they gaveled in for the 69th Legislature this January, Montana lawmakers had been...

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Grace Gibson-Snyder and Anne Hedges: A love letter to Montana in 2025

By Grace Gibson-Snyder and Anne Hedges, Bozeman Daily Chronicle Dear Montana, It’s 2025, and we don’t deserve you. Your towering...

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MEPA and the Montana Legislature

By David Erickson, Missoulian Vast quantities of coal will be dug up and burned at the Colstrip power plant in southeast Montana to supply...

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Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Feb. 6, 2025

Things are getting even tougher in the Capitol. A few good bills have died, and some bad bills persist. Special guest Nick Gevock, Sierra...

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Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Jan. 30, 2025

Ready to take a deep dive into MEPA? In this update, we reviewed a half-dozen bills that take aim at the Montana Environmental Policy Act...

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Webinar Recording: MEIC Weekly Legislative Update, Jan. 23, 2025

We took a deep dive into SB 146, this session’s iteration of a takings bill, and the MEPA bills on the horizon. We also heard from...

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Judge rules Montana lawmakers must make bill draft info public

By Austin Amestoy, Montana Public Radio A Montana district court judge required the Legislature to allow the public access to all...

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Montana court upholds public access to legislative documents

By Isaiah Ruiz, Nonstop Local A recent challenge to Montana’s constitution was denied, maintaining the state’s strict...

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Press Release: Montana Court Upholds Constitutional Right to Know

Citizens, Advocate, and Press Win Challenge to Legislature’s New Policy to Conceal Documents   CONTACTS Rylee Sommers-Flanagan,...

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