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Helena City Commission debates immigration policy amid state pressure

HELENA, Mont. — The Helena City Commission is meeting to discuss whether to roll back a city policy linked to immigration enforcement after the Montana Attorney General issued a cease-and-desist order. Attorney General Austin Knudsen sent a letter raising concerns that the policy may conflict with state law. The

Billboard complaint dismissed against Secretary of State

A complaint alleging billboards featuring the Secretary of State’s picture violate state ethics code has been dismissed by the Commissioner of Political Practices. But Commissioner of Political Practices Chris Gallus said he anticipates it won’t be the last time his office hears about similar mailings and ads from

US judge suspends govt sanctions on AI company Anthropic

US judge suspends govt sanctions on AI company Anthropic

A US federal judge on Thursday suspended sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration on Anthropic, saying the measures likely violated the law in blacklisting the AI powerhouse for expressing unease about the Pentagon's use of its technology. In the northern district of California, Judge Rita

Trump's federal judge pick for Montana takes tough questions on experience, 2020 election

President Donald Trump's pick for the federal bench in Montana fielded some tough questions from Senate Democrats on Wednesday about her relatively short career and how she would publicly characterize the events following the 2020 election. Katie Lane, a former state justice department attorney now working as senior

New Jersey schools may face legal challenge over gender policy

(The Center Square) – The Thomas More Society has issued a demand letter to the Westwood Regional School District Board of Education in New Jersey, calling for the repeal of its gender policy and arguing it violates constitutional protections. The letter, sent on behalf of a parent with a child, challenges

Ex-CIA officer: Congress must not renew law allowing govt to spy on Americans

(The Center Square) – Congress plans to renew a powerful surveillance tool of the National Security Agency, but a former CIA military imagery analyst is urging lawmakers to reconsider. Now a civil liberties policy analyst at the Cato Institute, Patrick Eddington argues that the expiring Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence

Discover the Gems of Bozeman’s Thrift Scene

With countless thrift stores scattered around Bozeman, it can be hard to figure out where to get the best and most affordable items. As a fan of thrifting myself, I decided to compile a list of my favorites — as much as it pains me to not gatekeep some of them.