Montana

Watch: Montana GOP Lawmaker Defends Drunk Driving

Andy Towle March 31, 2011

It's crazy to see a lawmaker get up and give their approval to drunk driving, but that's what happened in Montana this week. GOP Rep. and bar … [Read more...] about Watch: Montana GOP Lawmaker Defends Drunk Driving

Andy Towle March 30, 2011

The Montana House blocked efforts to send a stalled bill out of committee for debate by the full House yesterday. The bill, which I've posted … [Read more...] about Montana House Rejects Bill Decriminalizing Homosexuality

Andy Towle March 24, 2011

Last week I reported that Montana's Senate Local Government Committee held what was described by The Missoulian as a … [Read more...] about Bill That Would Nullify LGBT Anti-Discrimination Ordinance in Montana May Die in Committee

Andy Towle March 18, 2011

The bill (SB276) I mentioned earlier, passed by the Montana Senate in late February that would strike an obsolete law criminalizing … [Read more...] about Montana House Judiciary Committee Kills Bill That Would Have Decriminalized Homosexuality

Andy Towle March 18, 2011

A bill (SB276) passed by the Montana Senate in late February that would strike an obsolete law criminalizing homosexuality from the books got a … [Read more...] about Listen: Ugly Montana House Testimony on Decriminalizing Homosexuality Smears Gays as HIV-Positive Tax Burdens, Pedophiles

Andy Towle March 15, 2011

Montana's Senate Local Government Committee held what was described by The Missoulian as a "low key" hearing on a bill that passed … [Read more...] about Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Anti-Gay Bill in Montana

Andy Towle February 24, 2011

Montana voted to strike an obsolete law criminalizing gay sex on Wednesday: The Montana Supreme Court struck down the law in 1997, and Senate Bill … [Read more...] about Montana Strikes Obsolete Law Criminalizing Gay Sex

Andy Towle February 23, 2011

The bill, which would nullify Missoula, Montana's Equality Ordinance protecting LGBT people from discrimination, and would force other municipalities … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Montana Bill Gets 60-39 Approval, Heads Toward Passage

Andy Towle February 21, 2011

The Montana House Judiciary Committee has voted 13-7 to advance a bill that would kill Missoula's LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance and … [Read more...] about Montana House Panel Approves Disgusting Anti-LGBT Bill Prohibiting Local Non-Discrimination Statutes

Andy Towle February 19, 2011

Testimony at Montana's legislature got ugly yesterday over a proposed bill that would kill Missoula's anti-discrimination ordinance and prevent local … [Read more...] about Watch: Fierce Debate Over LGBT Civil Rights Bills in Montana