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Montana education savings accounts available for existing families until end of school year

About 50 families who have utilized a program reimbursing parents of special needs kids for educating them outside of the public school system will be able to use said funding through the end of the school year. That’s according to a February court order that was filed after legal

SupCo reverses AG Knudsen on powers-of-initiative ballot measure

A ballot initiative protecting Montanans’ right to petition to enact laws can proceed, contrary to a finding from Attorney General Austin Knudsen, the Montana Supreme Court said. In a recent 5-2 opinion, the state Supreme Court said the ideas offered in Ballot Initiative 8 operate together, are closely related

Judge says voter residency requirement likely violates constitutional rights

A district court judge in Missoula ruled that a new law restricting voters from becoming residents, and therefore voting, in a county they reside in temporarily is likely unconstitutional. Judge Jason Marks granted a temporary injunction last month for the Montana Public Interest Research Group against House Bill 413, which

Appeals court won't delay tariff refunds

(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's request to delay a step toward granting tariff refunds. The government had asked for a 90-day delay "to allow the political branches an opportunity to consider options." The U.S. Court of

U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical of drug user gun ban

(The Center Square) - U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical during arguments on Monday over a law that disarms habitual drug users. The case, U.S. v. Hemani, challenged a law that prohibits a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” from possessing a

Trump administration tells court tariff refunds 'will take time'

(The Center Square) – Attorneys for the federal government said refunding tariffs to the U.S. businesses that paid them could take time and urged a court not to rush, a move opponents said would cost taxpayers even more. A group of small businesses, represented by the Liberty Justice Center, had

Supreme Court declines to hear felony gun possession case

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether individuals with felony records can be permanently disarmed under the Second Amendment. The court declined to hear Vincent v. Bondi on Monday. The challenge targeted laws banning individuals with felony convictions from possessing firearms. Melynda Vincent,