Press Release: Municipalities, farmers, ranchers, landowners, and conservation groups unite to protect Montana water rights in challenge to exempt well loophole

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Press Release: Municipalities, farmers, ranchers, landowners, and conservation groups unite to protect Montana water rights in challenge to exempt well loophole

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 12, 2025   CONTACTS Barbara Chillcott, Western Environmental Law Center, 406-430-3023,...

November 12, 2025

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A Victory for Montana’s Sunshine Laws

by Derf Johnson MEIC exists on the edge of government and its operations. If you boil down our day-to-day work, a substantial portion is...

September 10, 2025

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Press Release: Montana Supreme Court Supports Ability of Public to Access Documents

Montana Supreme Court Supports Ability of Public to Access Documents    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS Anne...

May 29, 2025

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Junque Files: A Victory for Transparency in the Legislative Process

By Derf Johnson Montanans have one of the strongest — if not the strongest — right-to-know provisions in the country, which is...

March 30, 2025

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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,...

January 21, 2025

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MEIC and Partners Pursue Access to “Junque” Files at Legislature

By Derf Johnson For decades, Montanans have had access to draft bills and associated documents at the Montana Legislature. This...

December 10, 2024

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Press Release: Montanans Challenge Legislature’s New Policy to Conceal Documents

CONTACTS Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law, 406-396-3373, rylee@uppersevenlaw.com Derf Johnson, Montana Environmental Information...

October 30, 2024

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Judge Orders Release of Gianforte Comms with Bad Actor Mining Corporation

By Derf Johnson Over the past few years, Gov. Greg Gianforte has wrongfully withheld public documents from an official document request by...

September 15, 2023

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SB 232: A Good Step Towards Government Accountability

By Derf Johnson MEIC frequently uses Montana’s Constitution and laws in order to effect positive change. Beyond the Constitutional right...

June 15, 2023

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MEIC and Montana’s Progressive Constitution

By Derf Johnson This year marks the 50th anniversary of Montana’s Constitution, an incredibly ambitious and remarkably forward-thinking...

September 5, 2022

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