Jerry Howe
A veteran of the Utah Legislature is taking over leadership of the Montana’s Legislative Services Division, which provides the state’s citizen lawmakers with research and legal advice, computer and payroll services, and support for the biennial sessions.
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Fees on bottled water, hunting licenses, and tourists are just a few ideas to raise money for conservation districts, which are local governments across the state charged with protecting soil and water resources.
Members of the Environmental Quality Council will discuss these proposals and others at a meeting March
The MARA meeting will be held in the Capitol, Room 137. The discussion can also be viewed on the Legislature’s live stream, found on the “Watch & Listen” tab on https://leg.mt.gov/lfd/.
If you lived in Montana last year, you know it was smoky. But data requested by the Environmental Quality Council puts some numbers to the haze the state endured. The Department of Environmental Quality examined air quality in locations across the state in 2021 and compared it to the
There are many actions related to natural resources and the environment regulated by state law. Every two years, the Environmental Quality Council reviews how the department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation, and Environmental Quality are enforcing those laws and encouraging compliance.
The latest reports are available online.
Conservation Districts are local government entities across Montana run by local elected supervisors. Districts perform an array of functions, all geared toward in some way toward conserving soil and water. Over the last decade, almost $10 million in state tax money from the general fund went to the 58 districts
Leaders of the Montana Legislature deemed Jan. 26 as a Training Day for lawmakers. All legislators are invited to the capitol that Wednesday for refresher courses on campaigns and ethics, preparation of legislation, and other topics. Legislators can talk one on one with technical staff as well as researchers and
The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission on Friday approved two congressional districts for Montana. In November 2022, Montanans will elect two representatives for the first time in more than two decades. Montana’s population growth over the last decade resulted in the creation of the second district. Previously, all
Recent technology improvements make it easier than ever for Montanans to monitor and participate in state government. For more than a decade, the Montana Legislature provided gavel to gavel television coverage of sessions as well as interim committee meetings and other state government events. But in response to the needs
The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission adopted a tentative congressional map Nov. 9 that splits that splits Montana into two congressional districts. This doubles the representation the Treasure State has in Congress. The public has one last chance to comment in writing on the plan or to testify via
