Shaylee Ragar
Capitol Bureau ReporterShaylee Ragar is Montana Public Radio’s Capitol reporter. She previously worked for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, covered the Legislature for the UM Legislative News Service and interned with MTPR as a student. She graduated from the University of Montana School of Journalism in 2019.
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shaylee.ragar@mso.umt.edu
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In a few months, Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commission will finalize the state’s new maps outlining political districts. To kick things off, they’re looking at map submissions from the public. -
A proposal to create a politically appointed panel to decide who gets Medicaid coverage for abortions was met with bipartisan pushback last session. Republican lawmakers compromised and changed the proposal to a study of the issue over the next two years instead.
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From now until the next Montana legislative session in 2023, state lawmakers are studying potential ways they can change the judicial system. That conversation is happening while tensions are high between the two branches of government.
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Montana’s large-business leaders are grappling with President Joe Biden’s nationwide vaccine mandate. There are questions about logistics and whether some workers may walk off the job in protest.
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Attorney General Knudsen promised Friday to sue the federal government as soon as the vaccine mandate becomes official, calling the rule 'tyrannical.'
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The new laws in question limit voter identification acceptable at the polls, restrict ballot drop-offs and eliminate same-day voter registration.
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The Montana Supreme Court has denied Republican lawmakers’ request to withdraw a previous order that limited the legislature’s subpoena power.
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Montana lawmakers focusing on economic growth during the pandemic met Wednesday and approved proposals to fund job retraining and workforce programs for people with disabilities. The state’s economic challenges are highlighted in a new report.
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State Budget Director Kurt Alme says in a news release he’s stepping down from the position to move back home to Billings where his family lives.
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Seven businesses are suing Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen alleging her office’s refund policy for overcharged fees is unlawful. Last year, the office charged some businesses multiple times for licensing.
