Stories abound about conditions changing quickly and in a pronounced way. Montana holds the national record for cold with a 70-degrees-below-zero reading near Helena. And if you research the recorded low for most Montana towns on any given day from
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Immigrant of the Day: Wilmot Collins (Liberia), New Mayor of Helena, Montana
Photo courtesy of the Independent RecordThe Associated Press reports that voters in Montana‘s capital have elected a Liberian refugee as their next mayor.
Wilmot Collins ousted four-term Helena Mayor Jim Smith 51 percent to 48 percent Tuesday. Collins
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DOJ Resolves “Design and Construction” Fair Housing Act Case: Settlement Requires Corrective Actions and a Fund to Compensate Victims
At the end of last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached a settlement of a new lawsuit with the builders and developers of 31 apartment buildings in Helena, MT in which the DOJ asserted…
Texas completes lethal injection not long after Montana judge finds state’s lethal drugs problematic
Main October 6, 2015Texas completes lethal injection not long after Montana judge finds state’s lethal drugs problematicTwo notable lethal injection developments in two states on late Tuesday. Here are the headlines and parts of the stories:”Texas Executes Juan Garcia…
Catholic Diocese Offers Plan to Settle Abuse Claim – ABC News
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena has filed a bankruptcy reorganization plan that proposes a $16.4 million settlement for hundreds of people who said clergy members sexually abused them for decades while the church covered it up.The plan, filed late…
Montana Diocese Fires Unwed Catholic School Teacher Because of her Pregnancy
The Missoulian: Montana diocese defends firing of unwed pregnant Catholic school teacher:The Diocese of Helena is defending its decision to fire an unwed Butte Central teacher because she is pregnant.Shaela Evenson “made a willful decision to violate the terms…
State Court Blocks Montana From Defending Abortion Parental Consent Laws
The Missoulian: Montana AG barred from defending abortion consent laws, by Charles S. Johnson:A Helena district judge has blocked the state from defending two state laws that require minors to obtain parental consent before obtaining abortions.Planned Parenthood of Montana,…
A Water War Out West
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The N.Y. Times details a growing battle between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana and a group of local farmers:Dependable water supplies mean the difference between dead fields and a full harvest throughout the arid West, and the…
“Plead Guilty or Go to Prison for Life”
Main January 2, 2013″Plead Guilty or Go to Prison for Life” The title of this post is the headline of this new commentary concerning the Chris Williams’ case and authored by Jacob Sollum over at Reason.com. The sub-headline is “The…
Montana Capital Relies on EEOC Decision To Table Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
A proposed ordinance in Helena, Montana which would prohibit sexual orientation discrimination is being opposed by those who cite a recent EEOC decision which held that under Title VII discrimination against a transgendered individual is a form of sex discrimination.…