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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday May 14, 2023 ( 7 items )  

ACLU: Montana Health Care Providers and Families Challenge Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
NEW YORK, May 10 (TNSgov) -- 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 news release: Transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers are challenging a sweeping new Montana law banning transgender youth from accessing age-appropriate gender-affirming health care in court. In a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union,  more

AFP Urges Senators, Biden to Stop Reckless Spending Causing Debt Crisis
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 12 (TNSgov) -- Americans for Prosperity issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Americans for Prosperity released a series of video digital ads calling on Senators in key battleground states and President Biden to stop the reckless spending that has led the United States to another debt ceiling crisis. The ads will run in Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Washington D.C. Our country is on the verge of an economic cri  more

American Bridge 21st Century: Montana GOP Gov. Taps Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist For State Humanities Board
WASHINGTON, May 11 (TNSres) -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: A new report from HuffPost details how Montana Governor Greg Gianforte appointed white nationalist Jeremy Carl to the state's Humanities Board. Carl ended up tweeting in response to the story: "'Far-right-conspiracy theorist' is the new phrase that means 'Mainstream conservative Republican,  more

American Property Casualty Insurance Association: Montana Governor and Legislature Approve Strong Legal Reform Package
HELENA, Montana, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following news release: With a stroke of his pen, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R) approved three important legal reform measures that will provide critical consumer protections and disclosures with the long-term impact of reducing frivolous lawsuits, lowering costs, and increasing the availability of insurance for consumers and businesses, reported the American Property Casualty Insurance Ass  more

American Trucking Associations: Trucking Applauds Lawsuit Abuse Reform in Montana
WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSgov) -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: The trucking industry is applauding the enactment of lawsuit abuse reform legislation in Montana establishing consumer protections and disclosures in third-party litigation financing. The legislation, SB 269, requires lawsuit lenders to register in the state and makes judges, juries, and defendants aware when a third party is financing the litigation. Governor Greg Gianforte signed the bill into  more

Center for Reproductive Rights: Abortion Providers Sue FDA to Protect Access to Abortion Pill
NEW YORK, May 9 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Abortion providers in Virginia, Montana, and Kansas filed a federal lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protect access to mifepristone-one of the two drugs used in medication abortion. This lawsuit seeks a ruling similar to that in State of Washington v. FDA to protect mifepristone access in the three states involved while litigation proceeds. Currently, medicat  more

NFWF Announces Nearly $4 Million in Grants via the Western Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridors Fund
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced nearly $4 million for 13 grants to secure key migration paths and restore rangeland habitats in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. The grants will leverage $9.2 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $13.2 million. The grants were awarde  more