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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday March 26, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Advocates to Take Legal Action in Defense of Transgender Youth in Montana
HELENA, Montana, March 25 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following joint statement on March 24, 2023, with Lambda Legal and American Civil Liberties Union of Montana: * * * Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana are reassuring the transgender youth of Montana that they  more

American Bridge 21st Century: MT-Sen Candidate Wannabe Matt Rosendale is Clueless When It Comes to the Reproductive Care He Wants to Ban
WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSgov) -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: Late yesterday, new audio of Montana Congressman and possible candidate for U.S. Senate Matt Rosendale was uncovered by Jezebel exposing that Rosendale is clueless when it comes to access to reproductive care he wants to ban. As Jezebel reported, the comments were made during an "appeara  more

CCIA Files Comments in ID, MT, and TN on Bills Regarding Mandatory Content Filters for Smartphones, Tablets, and Other Connected Devices
WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSgov) -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news: The Computer & Communications Industry Association submitted comments this week to state legislatures in Idaho, Montana, and Tennessee in opposition to proposed legislation requiring mandatory content filters on smartphones and connected devices activated in each respective state. CCIA agrees that younger users may require additional protections for certain material online, but expre  more

GHSA, Ford Fund Provide Grants to States to Advance Safe, Equitable Mobility for Teens
WASHINGTON, March 24 (TNSrpt) -- The Governors Highway Safety Association issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: $94,000 in funding for Missouri, Montana, New York and Oklahoma will support teen traffic safety programs in economically disadvantaged areas to create safer mobility journeys for everyone, including non-motorists The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Ford Motor Company, are celebrating a 20-year partn  more

Human Rights Campaign: Montana House Passes Anti-Transgender Legislation
HELENA, Montana, March 25 (TNStalk) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following statement on March 24, 2023, by Cathryn Oakley, state legislative director and senior counsel: * * * The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- condemned today's vote in the Montana House to approve SB99, a wide-ranging bill that would make it effectively impossible for health care practitioners to provide age-app  more

Trust For Public Land Secures First Opportunity to Acquire Land for Initial Stretch of Yellowstone Heritage Trail
BOZEMAN, Montana, March 22 (TNSpp) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Trust for Public Land announced today that the first 23 acres for the proposed Yellowstone Heritage Trail project in Emigrant, Montana, is one major step closer to being permanently protected and restored. With support from local Paradise Valley community leaders and Park County, Trust for Public Land secured an exclusive agreement through the end of the year to fundraise and pur  more