Judge Awards Plaintiffs in Montana Climate Case Nearly $3M in Attorney Fees and Costs Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Kathy Seeley has awarded the 16 youth plaintiffs and their attorneys in the Held v. Montana climate case nearly $3 million for nearly four years of litigation. The 10 attorneys received $2.85 million in fees, while ...
U.S. Department of Education Clarifies Title IX Protections for Girls and Women, Montana Schools Receive Reminder from Montana Family Foundation The U.S. Department of Education has clarified for schools that Title IX protects the rights of girls and women to equal educational opportunities including access to restrooms locker rooms and other ...
Montana Land Projects to Generate Millions for State Schools Secretary of State Kristi Jacobson has approved projects involving state trust lands that are expected to generate significant revenue for the state’s educational institutions. The $23 million in revenue will come from timber projects in Western Montana and oil and gas lease sa...
Daines Calls for Boosting Tribal Energy Development Senator Steve Daines is calling for boosting Tribal energy development and is supporting the Crow Revenue Act which would authorize a land swap to give the tribe greater control over subsurface holdings within its reservation. He’s also for the Crow Tribe Water Settlement Amendments Act which...
Updated coverage of Northern Cheyenne Chiefs Draft Ouster Declaration and Demand Capitol Reopening In a story that continues to unfold, Special reporter Emma Jane is on scene where the Northern Cheyenne Chiefs Council drafted a declaration, Thursday to oust elected tribal members and staff using traditional law. And removed the members who had...
Northwest in severe extreme drought According to a July analysis and September data from the U.S. Drought Monitor at NOAA nearly 80% of the Northwest is in a drought this summer with more than half in a severe or extreme drought. Extreme drought is currently most prevalent in western Montana western Washington and northern Idaho. About 13% of ...
Cheyenne Tribal Council Boots President Who Resists Stepping Down Last month we reported violence had erupted at a Cheyenne Tribal Council meeting in Lame Deer. At that time Tribal President Gene Small said he felt some Council members were trying to remove him because he supported an audit of $90 million in AARPA and COVID related monies the ...
Does Montana Law Enforcement have the right to enter a home without a search Warrant? Why or Why Not? Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed the opening brief in the case William Trevor Case v. State of Montana, ahead of October 15 oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court. The case challenges whether law enforcement can enter a home wit...
Montana health officials: RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes may affect local communities The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices within crafts recommendations for school vaccine requirements but U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired its 17 member. Montana public health department spokesperson Jon Ebelt confi...
Yellowstone visitation statistics for August 2025 Yellowstone National Park hosted 881,936 recreation visits in August up 2% from August 2024. So far in 2025 the park has hosted 3,547,967 recreation visits up 2% from 2024. The park’s record-breaking year was 2021 with over 4.8 million recreation visits. This August’s visitation showed a 4% dec...
