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Peoria school safety director faces criticism over social media post

(The Center Square) – A social media post by Peoria Public Schools' Director of School Safety is drawing criticism from an education advocate who argues Illinois officials should apply the same standards to controversial speech regardless of viewpoint. Demario Boone, who serves as director of school safety and a school

County ICE agreement fails amid prevailing statute

Months of protests, letters to the commissioners and a lawsuit all led up to the Tuesday morning Gallatin County Commission meeting, where the county’s controversial 287(g) agreement with ICE was put to a vote. The meeting room was packed with people opposed to the agreement, many of whom

Hawaii enacts law modeled on ‘Montana Plan’

Montanans will have the chance to vote on a law aimed at limiting the amount of money spent in elections, following an announcement on Tuesday that the Transparent Election Initiative had exceeded the required number of signatures needed to get on the ballot. And while the idea to use state

Montana Supreme Court rewords ballot language for Transparent Election Initiative

The Montana Supreme Court unanimously approved new language for a proposed ballot initiative which aims to halt corporate contributions to political candidates. Attorney General Austin Knudsen rewrote the ballot language of the proposal, which is backed by the Transparent Election Initiative. He had previously tried to strike other ballot language

Order pauses planned water supply for Yellowstone Club developer’s Flathead plans

A judge pressed pause late last week on the state’s process for considering a permit to provide water to a controversial new private development on Flathead Lake. And the effects could be felt across Montana, as the judge’s ruling appears to have broader implications for how the state

WATCH: Senate panel OKs limits on protests near worship

(The Center Square) – Protesters outside churches, synagogues and other religious places will have to keep a certain distance from places of worship if the California Legislature passes a new bill. Assembly Bill 2664, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-San Ramon, would require protesters to stay at least 100

Court won’t move climate lawsuit to eastern Montana

A district court judge ruled against an attempt by the state and Montana Speaker of the House Brandon Ler to move a climate-based lawsuit to a different venue hours away, citing a recently passed law. The controversial youth-led climate lawsuit, Held v. Montana II, was filed in Broadwater