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Mar 11, 2021

Montana Immigrant and Refugee Alliance (MIRA) Statement About Recent Anti-Immigrant Actions

Yesterday, we learned that Attorney General Austin Knudsen decided to use the Office’s time and resources to join an Arizona lawsuit to stop new guidance from DHS that would redirect where and how the...

Yesterday, we learned that Attorney General Austin Knudsen decided to use the Office’s time and resources to join an Arizona lawsuit to stop new guidance from DHS that would redirect where and how the...

Immigrants are welcome in Montana
Immigrants are welcome in Montana
Feb 26, 2021

Bill to Improve Re-entry Process For People in the Criminal Legal System Has Support From Montana Coalition for Public Safety

 

On Saturday, SB 361, which establishes a certificate of rehabilitation, will be heard in the Senate Judiciary committee. ...

 

On Saturday, SB 361, which establishes a certificate of rehabilitation, will be heard in the Senate Judiciary committee. ...

Sb 361
Sb 361
Feb 23, 2021

Legislators Push For Bill To Make it Harder for Indigenous People to Vote

About six months after the Ballot Interference Prevention Act (BIPA)  --  a law that made it harder for Indigenous people living on rural reservations to vote -- was struck down as unconstitutional,...

About six months after the Ballot Interference Prevention Act (BIPA)  --  a law that made it harder for Indigenous people living on rural reservations to vote -- was struck down as unconstitutional,...

No on HB 406
No on HB 406
Feb 19, 2021

Strangers in Our Midst: Say ‘no’ to Anti-Immigrant Legislation

My father came to this country when he was 15 years old; my mother arrived when she was 19 years old. I value and love my diverse family. I am full of such pride in the ways that my parents served this...

By Lisa K. Harmon, Senior Pastor, Billings First Congregational Church

My father came to this country when he was 15 years old; my mother arrived when she was 19 years old. I value and love my diverse family. I am full of such pride in the ways that my parents served this...

By Lisa K. Harmon, Senior Pastor, Billings First Congregational Church
Feb 16, 2021

As Montanans oppose anti-trans legislation, lawmakers file bills that could harm trans youth and LGBTQ people

 

Two weeks ago, HB 113, an anti-transgender bill that would have banned medical care for trans youth in Montana, failed to pass the House. Now lawmakers...

 

Two weeks ago, HB 113, an anti-transgender bill that would have banned medical care for trans youth in Montana, failed to pass the House. Now lawmakers...

2021 lege session
2021 lege session
Jan 25, 2021

ACLU of Montana Statement on Anti-Abortion Bills

Instead of concerning themselves with jobs, the economy, access to healthcare, and other issues of concern to Montanans, Republicans are spending their time focusing on unconstitutional...

Instead of concerning themselves with jobs, the economy, access to healthcare, and other issues of concern to Montanans, Republicans are spending their time focusing on unconstitutional...