Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen asked Attorney General Austin Knudsen to issue an opinion on the legality of teaching Critical Race Theory in Montana and Knudsen said it is discriminatory and violates federal and state law. Monday, Executive Director of the Montana School Boards Association Lance Melton was on Voices of Mont...
Attorney General Knudsen Addresses Recent Hike In Drug Use Across Montana
State officials are reporting that fentanyl related deaths, meth-use and drug related crimes are all on the rise in Montana. Attorney General Austin Knudsen recently discussed on Voices of Montana the cause of these trends. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-01_737.mp3
Attorney General Knudsen Comments On Critical Race Theory Opinion
On Voices of Montana Monday, Attorney General Austin Knudsen talked about the opinion he issued at the request of the Superintendent of Public Instruction concerning Critical Race Theory. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/6-08_737.mp3
Attorney General Knudsen Bars Critical Race Theory From Montana Schools
Today, Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued an Attorney General’s Opinion that bans critical race theory programs from being taught in Montana schools. The AGO, which carries the weight of law in Montana, was issued after a request from Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen. Knudsen says that, “…much of the training and pr...
Superintendent Arntzen Calls Upon Attorney General To Challenge School Theory
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen has made a formal request of Attorney General Austin Knudsen to issue an opinion on the legality of teaching so-called antiracism and Critical Race Theory in Montana Public Schools. Montana is distinct in that the 1972 Constitution calls for the state to recognize the unique cultural her...
Attorney General Knudsen Leads Call To Re-Visit Keystone XL Pipeline
Four Native American tribes in Montana and a pair of indigenous rights organizations are challenging new restrictions on ballot collection signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte. Ballot collection is a practice commonly used by get-out-the-vote groups in which organizations submit completed mail-in ballots collected from voters. Violators ...
BNSF Railway Suing Center for Asbestos Related Disease
According to Libby clinic Center for Asbestos Related Disease, at least 400 people exposed to Libby asbestos have died of asbestosis mesothelioma or other lung disease from the W.R. Grace Vermiculite mine. The Montana Supreme Court has held Grace liable and BNSF Railway liable for spreading asbestos amid the dust that blew of its cars while tr...
Montana Supreme Court May Challenge New Voting Law
Six members of the Montana Supreme Court will consider a legal challenge to a new Montana law. It would eliminate the state’s judicial nomination commission and allow the governor to appoint judges to fill vacancies between elections and it asks for an injunction to block the law from taking effect and to declare it unconstitutional. Attorney...
Attorney General Knudsen Weighs In On Federal Lawsuit
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service reports March yielded substantially different weather patterns than the cold and wet conditions experienced during February. Snowpack percentages on March 1st were at a high point for the year. Later during March precipitation at both mountain and valley locations was well below average. Attorne...
Attorney General Knudsen Eases Enrollment For Learner’s Permits
Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced a temporary relief program to clear a driver education backlog and help Montanans who are 15 years old to get their learner’s permit and eventually a driver’s license in a timely fashion. There are an estimated 22,000 Montana students waiting to enroll so they can obtain their learner’s permit. St...