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Montana’s American Indian Caucus passed some of their top priorities during the 2023 legislative session. Caucus members say that work took a lot of explaining about the issues their communities face.
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A district court judge has granted a temporary block on a state rule that restricts Medicaid coverage of abortion, maintaining current coverage of the procedure while a lawsuit plays out. A bill to extend funding for Montana’s Missing Indigenous Person’s Task Force has passed its final vote in the House. The legislation would renew the working group through 2033.
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A bill to renew funding for Montana’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Task Force advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee Friday.
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The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would renew Montana’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force for another two years and add members from the Office of Public Instruction.
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Three bills aimed at addressing the disproportionate number of Native Americans who go missing in Montana have been endorsed by the state House of…
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Of the 179 missing persons in Montana, 29 percent are Native American. Montana’s Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force met on Dec. 17 for an update and to elect a new presiding officer.
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The state Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force has awarded its first $25,000 grant to Blackfeet Community College to develop what will be the first piece…
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Montana’s Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force is extending the deadline for tribal colleges to apply for a grant to start a missing persons database....
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Montana’s Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force met for a third time in Billings Friday, Sept. 27.Charyl Eagle came to the meeting to make sure task force…
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Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced Monday he’s hired two specialists to help address the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women.