Representatives for the Montana Association of Counties, Wild Montana, and the Montana Wildlife Federation this week lauded legislators’ override of Gianforte’s veto of the appropriations bill.
Missoula County this week took the initial steps in a months-long process to determine if Marshall Mountain will become public property and if the county is the right entity to manage and operate the facility.
Environmental groups say Montana’s House Bill 576 and Senate Bill 392 flout federal regulations to protect the environment and punish citizens who challenge mining permits in good faith.
In an effort to eradicate an invasive plant in Flathead Lake, Missoula County will look to Switzerland and become the first in the U.S to farm and introduce a weevil suited for the task.
The 2021 Montana Legislature passed several bills increasing the length of season, types and uses of traps, snares and hunting aids to kill wolves and black bears. Trappers can now use neck snares in addition to leg-hold and Conibar body-squeezing traps.
A strong bipartisan majority of the Montana Legislature has passed a bill using marijuana tax revenue to fund Habitat Montana and county road maintenance, but supporters anticipate a governor's veto.