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Montana will ban sanctuary cities under bill expected to pass Legislature

The state Senate on Monday endorsed a bill to ban sanctuary cities in Montana, a law-and-order notice from conservative lawmakers which Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is expected to sign once it reaches his desk. "What it gets down to is legal versus illegal," Sen. Keith Regier,

Committee jostles over race in sanctuary city hearing

A legislative hearing Tuesday on a bill to ban local governments from enacting sanctuary city laws veered off course when the committee chair shut down opponents to the bill for suggesting the legislation is rooted in racism. The 19-member House Judiciary Committee was considering House Bill 200, which would