AMY BETH HANSON

April 20, 2021 at 5:38 pm

Montana blocks bill to ban gender affirming surgery in youth

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Senate voted Tuesday to indefinitely postpone a bill that would have banned gender affirming surgery for transgender minors, effectively...

March 11, 2021 at 2:53 pm

Montana Native Americans worried about legislative influence

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Bills that sought to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day were tabled in committee. Funding for two state positions dedicated to Native American...

January 4, 2021 at 11:44 am

Statehouses could prove to be hothouses for virus infection VIEW

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — As lawmakers around the U.S. convene this winter to deal with the crisis created by the pandemic, statehouses themselves could prove...

November 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm

2 detained for speaking Spanish settle border patrol lawsuit

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two women who were detained in northern Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking Spanish while shopping at...

Montana Advanced Caregivers owner Richard Abromeit holds up a jar containing almost pure THC that has been extracted from marijuana at the Billings, Mont., medical marijuana dispensary on Nov. 11, 2020. He credits passage of a recreational marijuana initiative to a years-long campaign to educate the public about the benefits of cannabis. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) FX505 FX505

November 16, 2020 at 12:00 am

Americans across party lines, regions embrace marijuana VIEW

Marijuana is allowed for medical purposes in three dozen states and is broadly legal in 15. Legalization measures passe in 2020 in progressive New Jersey,...

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October 14, 2020 at 9:22 am

US Senate high stakes spur astronomical spending in Montana

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Political groups fighting for control of the U.S. Senate have poured more than $118 million into the contest between Montana's Democratic...

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September 30, 2020 at 12:44 pm

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August 14, 2020 at 1:24 pm

Postal Service warns states across US about mail voting

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is warning states coast to coast that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November...