According to prosecutors, Henry Phillip “Hank” Muntzer of Dillon was involved in physical confrontations with law enforcement officers near the Senate chamber and in the Capitol Rotunda. The post Montana businessman gets 2 years in prison for role in Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more

James Brown, a Republican currently serving as president of Montana’s utility board, is squaring off against John Repke, a Democrat and retired businessman, for the open seat to become Montana’s top consumer watchdog. The post Surging insurance rates put spotlight on race for state auditor appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more

Why are you seeing this? We’re sending the inaugural Missoula This Week to all our Missoula subscribers. If you like it, add it to your subscription list. If not, don’t worry — future issues will only go to Missoula This Week subscribers. “Missoula This Week” is reported and written By Katie Fairbanks. Send your Missoula news and […] The post Bodnar praises ‘significant positive momentum’ at UM appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a pandemic-era Montana law barring vaccine mandates and data collection may go into effect in health care settings, reversing a federal judge’s injunction from 2022. The post Federal appeals court reinstates vaccine choice law for Montana health care facilities appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more

As candidate Greg Gianforte campaigned for his first term as Montana governor in 2020, his platform focused on bringing Montana renewed prosperity. As the Republican seeks re-election, he’s touting first-term successes while Democratic challenger Ryan Busse accuses him of failing to prioritize working-class residents. The post In reelection bid, Gianforte’s economic record is on the ballot appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more

The Montana State Library Commission’s latest meeting featured philosophical conversations about the role of community libraries and the definition of young adult literature — the latter driven by concern that the American Library Association may use the phrase too broadly. The post Library Commission discusses definition of ‘young adult’ appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more

To better address the underlying causes of poor attendance, the Missoula County School District created a group with Missoula County Youth Court and other community partners to brainstorm solutions. The post Missoula school district group explores new ways to improve attendance appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, under review for allegedly undermining the state Supreme Court in 2021, testified that he might have done things differently in hindsight, but stood by his criticisms of the High Court. The post Attorney General Austin Knudsen testifies before Commission on Practice appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more

As Montana’s population ages, providers serving low-income seniors say more people aren’t getting the care they need as they wait to get on Medicaid. Montana lawmakers are considering creating a shortcut to that care. The post Montana aims to fast-track Medicaid access for older applicants appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, under review for allegedly undermining the state Supreme Court in 2021, testified that he might have done things differently in hindsight, but stood by his criticisms of the High Court. The post Attorney General Austin Knudsen testifies before Judicial Standards Commission appeared first on Montana Free Press ..read more