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New bills see the light of day

The 67th regular session of the Montana Legislature convened on Monday, Jan. 4, for a 90-day legislative session. The state congress is tasked with combating the ongoing pandemic, organizing the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, distributing federal aid to at-risk people, implementing a recently-passed 300-page recreational

Establishing Precedence

The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg initiated a frenzy in Washington D.C. as Republicans hurry to fill the now vacant seat and Democrats scramble to find a way to stop the court from becoming a 6-3 conservative majority. The vacant Supreme Court seat

The Exponent Explains: Montana's Senate

Montana’s state legislature has a great history of diversity. Jacob Bachmeier, age 18, became the youngest person to be elected to public or federal office when he was added to the Montana House of Representatives in 2016. Jeannette P. Rankin was the first woman to hold federal office in

Senate turns down concealed carry

On Nov. 8, ASMSU Senate voted against a resolution that would take the first steps towards allowing students to carry concealed weapons on campus. Even though 12 states around the nation allow individuals with a permit to carry concealed weapons on college campuses, ASMSU Senate had many reasons behind their